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What Germany’s Election Means For The Western Left

By Bartosz M. Rydliński - Project Syndicate | Feb 24, 2025

Fear of being left behind economically and socially proved to be potent fuel for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland, which for the first time won more votes than the Social Democrats in a German federal election. So long as center-left parties fail to address this fear, the far right will continue to exploit it.

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