The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seen a surge in support after it started criticising Donald Trump’s war in Iran, capitalising on voter discontent with the government and with soaring fuel prices.
The party, which is classified as extremist and advocates for resuming cheap Russian energy imports, has risen in opinion polls from 25 per cent to 27 per cent since March, overtaking the ruling Christian Democrats, according to an FT poll tracker.
The AfD has capitalised on Germans’ anger with their country’s economic malaise by criticising the government but also by distancing itself from the US president and toning down its Maga rhetoric.