German Jewish leader 'shocked' at jump in votes for far-right AfD

NAMPA / DPA
2025-02-23
Berlin (dpa) - The leader of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his shock on Sunday at the large increase in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in national elections. "Although this result was to be expected according to the polls, I am also shocked this evening by the electoral success of the AfD, which has doubled its share of the vote in just three years," Schuster told Die Welt newspaper.......
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