In this blistering polemic, MCC Brussels Senior Research Fellow Dr Maren Thom and Research Fellow Richard Schenk dissect a week of political chaos:
Germany’s largest opposition party, the AfD, officially branded “extremist” – for views shared by millions.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz humiliated in a failed vote, forced into a fragile coalition with the SPD.
The government’s desperate attempt to win back voters by pivoting on migration – while still refusing to engage with dissent.
Far from defending democracy, Germany’s political class is dismantling it – using bans, surveillance, and court cases instead of arguments.
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MCC Brussels Podcast