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German conservatives accused of normalising the far right
Original: Die Trommler der Normalisierung Jahrelang wollte die Union unbedingt glauben, man könne dem rechten Rand Stimmen abjagen
A commentary in Germany argues that the Union, the country's centre-right Christian Democrats, spent years believing it could win back voters from the far right by chasing them with hard-line positions. The piece calls this strategy of accommodation a 'drumbeat of normalisation', citing moves by Hessian Minister-President Rhein and other Union politicians as examples of the party drifting toward right-wing talking points.
Why now: Ongoing debate in Germany over whether the Union's strategy of adopting far-right positions strengthens rather than contains the extreme right.
CDU/CSU (Union)Boris RheinHesseAfar right parties in Germany
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