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Germany's rightward march

2025/2/24
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@节目主持人 ：报道了德国大选的投票率创历史新高，保守党候选人@Friedrich Merz 有望成为新任总理，极右翼政党AfD获得第二名，引发广泛关注。 @Nina Haase ：分析了保守党胜选的原因，包括选民渴望改变、对现政府不满以及对移民问题的担忧。她详细介绍了AfD的崛起，从最初的反欧盟立场到如今的反移民、亲俄亲中的极右翼政党。她指出AfD虽然没有进入政府，但在议会中拥有影响力，并对德国的政治稳定构成潜在威胁。 @Constanze Stelzenmüller ：阐述了德国社会对AfD的担忧，认为其与极右翼和新纳粹势力的联系，以及其对德国历史的歪曲解读和仇恨言论，对德国民主构成威胁。她批评了美国副总统@J.D. Vance 在慕尼黑安全会议上对AfD的言论，认为这是一种对极右翼势力的认可，并可能加剧德国国内的政治紧张局势。 Friedrich Merz: 表达了组建稳定政府的意愿，并强调需要迅速解决德国面临的地缘政治挑战。 @Elon Musk : 公开支持AfD，为其提高了知名度。 J.D. Vance: 在慕尼黑安全会议上发表讲话，被解读为对AfD的支持，引发争议。

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The episode begins by discussing the results of Germany's recent election, highlighting the victory of the conservative CDU party and Friedrich Merz as the likely next chancellor. It also notes the significant gains of the far-right AfD party, securing one in five votes.
  • Conservative CDU party's victory and Friedrich Merz as likely chancellor
  • AfD's strong second-place finish (20% of votes)
  • Key issues: immigration, economy, Ukraine

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Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party won its best ever results this weekend. We hear why an anti-immigrant, fascist-curious party is surging in the land that gave birth to Nazism.

This episode was produced by Travis Larchuk with help from Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King

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A poster of Alice Weidel, who co-leads the Alternative for Germany (AfD), behind a "Make Duisburg great again" cap. Photo by LOUIS VAN BOXEL-WOOLF/AFP via Getty Images.

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