Lecture and panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Fabian Virchow and Prof. Dr. Gideon Botsch

At 20.8%, the AfD - Alternative for Germany - doubled its share of the vote in the federal election on February 23, 2025 compared to the last federal election, making it the second strongest political force. Originally conservative-liberal, but to the right of the CDU/CSU, the AfD presented itself as the main opponent of Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy after 2015. Its programme and rhetoric has become increasingly radicalized and now unites both traditional supporters of right-wing extremism and right-wing populism. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified parts of the AfD as "definitely right-wing extremist". In his lecture, Fabian Virchow will give an overview of the development of the AfD, its political program and its strategies.

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