Clash over Germany's Nazi past as far-right AfD poised for election breakthrough
Summary
The far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is leading in polls ahead of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The party wants to reduce the focus on Nazi history in schools and promote a more patriotic view of German history, emphasizing times before the World Wars.Key Facts
- AfD is ahead in polls for the Saxony-Anhalt state elections on September 6.
- The party calls Germany’s focus on Nazi crimes a "guilt complex."
- AfD plans to teach less about Hitler and National Socialism in schools and more about earlier German history.
- They want to raise the German flag daily at public schools and better preserve German war memorials.
- AfD is considered right-wing extremist by domestic intelligence in several states, including Saxony-Anhalt.
- The party’s local branch was found to have a racist and anti-democratic ideology.
- AfD leader Ulrich Siegmund supports teaching a patriotic, positive history of Germany.
- Other parties refuse to form coalitions with AfD due to its extremist views.
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