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OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

An alternative alliance will Germanys extreme right and extreme left parties join forces

Pro-Russian, anti-EU, and anti-American parties – the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the far left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) – have been gaining ground in Germany. In the September elections to the Landtags in Saxony and…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark, Lidia Gibadło

Elections to the European Parliament the beginning of an electoral marathon in Germany

For German politicians, the European Parliament (EP) election is the most important test of voting intentions ahead of the regional elections in eastern federal states planned for this autumn and the elections to the Bundestag in 2025.…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

A general rehearsal strategies to contain the AfD

At present, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is Germany’s second most popular party. In the eastern federal states, it tops the polls with more than 30% of voters’ support, which makes it a ‘catch-all’ or mass party (Volkspartei) which…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark, Anna Kwiatkowska

A German house Controversy over commemoration of the Polish victims of the Second World War

Commissioned by the German state, a German-Polish House is to be built in Berlin. This concept is the result of a debate lasting several years about whether it would be legitimate for the German capital to see the creation of a monument to…
OSW Report | | Kamil Frymark

Between hope and illusion. Germany’s migration policy

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OSW Report | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark, Michał Kędzierski, Lidia Gibadło, Sebastian Płóciennik, Justyna Gotkowska

Making up for lost time. Germany in the era of the Zeitenwende

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OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

Too green too fast too dear The AfD is gaining popularity in Germany

The popularity of the Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD) is growing, as confirmed by its second place in the latest opinion polls, putting it on a par with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SDP, and that is raising great…
OSW Commentary | | Ryszarda Formuszewicz, Kamil Frymark

End of the grand coalitions. German political parties before the European Parliament elections

Both German politicians and commentators have been talking about the extraordinary importance of the forthcoming European Parliament elections for the future of the EU. The expected decline in support for the Christian Democrats and Social…
OSW Commentary | | Kamil Frymark

The shades of German anti-Semitism

The streets of Germany’s biggest cities are increasingly witnessing frequent anti-Semitic incidents. Despite the fact that Germany regards the fight against anti-Semitism as part and parcel of its domestic policy, in recent years Jews…
OSW Studies | | Kamil Frymark

The free state of Bavaria. The end of the CSU’s sovereign duchy?

On the political map of Germany, the CSU presents itself as the only authentic party with a right-wing profile, treating groups further to its right as extreme and undemocratic.