Analysis · Elections · 01
AfD and local government: what changes when protest meets administration
Municipal office is where anti-establishment promises encounter budgets, procurement and statutory duties.
· 5 min read · Matteo Vermeer
Germany file · Continuously sourced
The far right in Germany—and its European context.
Election results, AfD strategy, coalition constraints and institutional scrutiny, separated from slogans and documented through official records.
Lead analysis · 22 September 2026
AfD and local government: what changes when protest meets administration
Municipal office is where anti-establishment promises encounter budgets, procurement and statutory duties.
Germany: AfD and the firewall
6 files
Analysis · Elections · 02
Can the CDU answer AfD voters without becoming the AfD?
Germany’s centre-right is trying to recover voters on migration and security while preserving a clear constitutional boundary.
· 5 min read · Matteo Vermeer
Analysis · European Policy · 03
Why banning a party in Germany is a constitutional question, not a slogan
Germany’s Basic Law sets an intentionally high threshold for excluding a political party from democratic competition.
· 5 min read · Matteo Vermeer
Opinion · Elections · 04
Germany’s coalition test: budgets, borders and the limits of compromise
The Merz government’s durability depends on whether fiscal restraint and migration control can coexist with coalition arithmetic.
· 7 min read · Matteo Vermeer
Opinion · Elections · 05
Why AfD support in eastern Germany cannot be reduced to one grievance
Migration matters, but regional economics, trust and representation also shape Germany’s most consequential electoral divide.
· 7 min read · Matteo Vermeer
Analysis · Elections · 06
AfD gains and Germany's firewall: what happens after winning votes
The Alternative for Germany can lead a result without finding a route into government. That gap is now the central fact of German politics.
· 7 min read · Matteo Vermeer
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