{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/6aa2d209c939da279557e893?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can anything stop right-wing AfD’s rise in Germany?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/695e7828a32e86d77573ead2/1789055535162-472438d7-5561-4e52-b4eb-f3334f25ae8e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Alternative for Deutschland party has won an historic victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.</p><p><br></p><p>The right-wing anti-migrant party took 43.8% of the vote to win its first state premiership and is in seeking support from other parties in order to govern.</p><p><br></p><p>For months the AfD has also been riding high in national opinion polls as the country’s most popular party.</p><p><br></p><p>Where does this leave the unpopular German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his centre-right CDU? Could this be the start of the AfD's path to ruling Germany?</p><p><br></p><p>Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:</p><p><br></p><p>Frank-Christian Hansel, Member of the Berlin parliament for the AFD</p><p><br></p><p>Author, John Kampfner</p><p><br></p><p>Javier Carbonell, Analyst at the European Policy Centre</p><p><br></p><p>Ed Turner, Co-director for the Centre for Europe at Aston University</p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast to keep up to date and access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions at https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld</p><p><br></p><p>#AfD #GermanPolitics #SaxonyAnhalt #Europe #europeanpolitics</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"TRT World"}