Author: Christophe Bourdoiseau

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AfD election night party following the state election in Baden-Wurttemberg (photo: Getty Images/A. Hassenstein)

Right-wing populism in Europe

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Take the AfD seriously – or you'll end up like us

For a long time France ignored the Front National – now it's the nation's strongest party. Germany should not repeat this mistake in its dealings with the AfD. Commentary by Christophe Bourdoiseau, German correspondent for the French daily "Le Parisien"More

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