Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the left-leaning capital surrounded by a sea of far-right supporters.
Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party that has called for the “remigration” of millions of asylum seekers and advocates reopening ties with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, came second in the national vote on Sunday, winning 20.8 per cent of the vote. The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which recently courted controversy for using AfD votes to push a proposal through the Bundestag on tougher migration policy, came first with 28.6 per cent.
