![]() S&P says Germany’s domestic opposition to Eurozone crisis management hasn’t yet had a major political voice, allowing the government some leeway on the measures it took. They're picking up steam by opposing the role that Germany has played in recent years: as Germans see it, they're the guy with the checkbook. If they had their way, AfD would have Germany using the Deutschmark again, exiting from the common currency. ![]() The Telegraph's Ambrose Evans Pritchard pithily describes the AfD as 'standing across Angela Merkel's path with bayonets' in his write-up of the report. After taking 4.7% of the vote in the last Bundestag elections, it won 7% in the European election and between 9.7% and 12.2% in three recent state elections in eastern Germany. Though AfD doesn’t have mass political support as yet, it's gaining momentum. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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