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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far right?

Germany is facing a far-right surge as the Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) gains momentum across the country. Berlin, one of the world’s most liberal cities, could be next when voters go to the polls on Sunday.

After success in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the party has set its sights on the capital, as it continues its efforts to modify its brand after being classified by German intelligence as a right-wing extremist organisation.

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