The Firewall Falters: Germany's Far Right Gains Strength in Saxony Anhalt Germany's conviction that it had developed an immunity to nationalism and racist ideologies after confronting its Nazi past through education and laws has proven mistaken.
Voters across Europe, including those in Germany, are increasingly empowering extreme far right parties.
The recent landslide victory of Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern German state of Saxony Anhalt is a stark reminder that this conviction was misplaced.