Alternative for Germany, known in its native language as Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), not only currently holds the second position in national voting preferences as per recent polls but has also ascended to become the nation’s leading beneficiary of substantial political contributions, outpacing both conservative and social democratic factions. Once vilified by left-leaning factions and […]
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