Are conservatives trivializing extremists? SPD top candidate sees “blink to the right”. Barley: “Conservatives and liberals trivialize and normalize right-wing extremists” Barley does not mention the German parties CDU, CSU and FDP by name in her criticism.

For her SPD, however, she assures that she will never want to make a pact withright-wing politicians. “That is the history of our party. We don't work with right-Wing radicals," says Barley.