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Despite these demands, the party has moved away from its demand for an immediate “Dexit” and now favours undermining the EU from within, in common with other European far-right parties.
Impacts
Despite this outward moderation, the AfD is increasingly coming under the control of its most far-right faction under Bjorn Hocke.
The AfD’s decision to formally join the Identity and Democracy alliance will help boost far right support in next year’s EU elections.
The possible emergence of a new far-left party could challenge the AfD’s support in eastern Germany, especially in Thuringia.
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