Why Germany's anti-AfD firewall is crumbling | DW News

The collaboration between conservatives and the far‑right AfD in the European Parliament has reverberated through Berlin. The AfD has called it a historic success. It raises a pressing question: Is the long‑standing firewall coming down? In this film we look at why Germany's firewall, that was meant to keep far-right political parties out of government, is slowly crumbling. Chapters: 00:01 Pressure is building on the firewall 00:37 Lessons from the past 01:03 ‘They are racists and antisemites’ 02:57 How does the firewall work? ‘Even Jesus Christ wouldn’t be elected’ 03:50 An unprecedented taboo break 05:00 AfD hail ‘historic’ cooperation with CDU 5:57 Conservatives call for a new approach with the AfD 07:14 The young politician ignoring the firewall 08:17 Why the Conservative’s dilemma could be Germany’s too For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #germany #afd #firewall #dwgermanpolitics