The collaboration between conservatives and the far‑right AfD in the European Parliament has reverberated through Berlin. The AfD has called it a historic success. It raises a pressing question: Is the long‑standing firewall coming down? In this film we look at why Germany’s firewall, that was meant to keep far-right political parties out of government, is slowly crumbling.
Chapters:
00:01 Pressure is building on the firewall
00:37 Lessons from the past
01:03 ‘They are racists and antisemites’
02:57 How does the firewall work? ‘Even Jesus Christ wouldn’t be elected’
03:50 An unprecedented taboo break
05:00 AfD hail ‘historic’ cooperation with CDU
5:57 Conservatives call for a new approach with the AfD
07:14 The young politician ignoring the firewall
08:17 Why the Conservative’s dilemma could be Germany’s too
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