1. GERMANY'S NEW NATIONALISTS.
- Author
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MEANEY, THOMAS
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REFUGEES , *POPULISM , *GOVERNMENT policy , *TWENTY-first century ,GERMAN politics & government - Abstract
The article features Frauke Petry, the leader of the German right-wing political party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Topics covered include her criticism of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her anti-refugee stance, and her relationship with politician Marcus Pretzell. Also mentioned are her party's position that Islam does not belong in Germany, her claim that refugees incite the violence against them in Germany, and the AfD's connections to other populist movements.
- Published
- 2016