Alternative for Germany has sights on power despite firewall - MEP | Radio Schuman
Europe • Feb 20, 2025, 7:34 AM
2 min de lecture
Is the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) poised to rule the country?
The party has its sights set on it, despite a political firewall cordoning it off from power, lawmaker belonging to the party René Aust has told Euronews reporter Vincenzo Genovese in an interview.
This is despite all mainstream parties in Germany ruling out any cooperation with AfD after Sunday’s ballot, meaning its prospects of entering a governing coalition are non-existent.
Trump’s billionaire aide Elon Musk has also outspokenly voiced support for AfD and its leader Alice Weidel. His attempts to wade into German politics have outraged mainstream parties.
Radio Schuman also discusses today’s gathering of G20 foreign ministers in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas will be in the company of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.
We also have a look at where young Europeans get their news.
Today's Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Mared Gwyn Jones, with journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio editing by Johan Breton. Music by Alexandre Jas.
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