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What Is the Political Firewall?

Summary by Deutsche Welle
The parties of the political centre in Germany reject any cooperation with the far-right AfD. However, the concept often referred to as a firewall is increasingly under pressure.

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"What does it say against the fact that the parties in a parliament search for majorities in a specific way?" Volker Kronenberg asks. The political scientist considers the fire wall strategy to have failed. It is a pity to the Union and to help the AfD.

·Berlin, Germany
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The parties of the political centre in Germany reject any cooperation with the far-right AfD. However, the concept often referred to as a firewall is increasingly under pressure.

·Bonn, Germany
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The values look as if they are inconceivable: the AfD keeps its distance from the Union, the chancellor is low. At the same time, a majority believes in the continuation of the coalition – and opposes a cooperation between CDU and CSU with the AfD.

… says Ralf Fücks in the Ronzheimer podcast. He and Paul Ronzheimer discuss political extremism from the right and left, the growing hatred of Israel among parts of the left, the radicalization of the AfD, and the question of whether the much-discussed firewall is still the right way to deal with the political extremes. This article, “The Problem Isn’t Just the AfD,” first appeared on libmod.de – Center for Liberal Modernity.

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n-tv broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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