Towards the beginnings of a “Dexit”?
Germany's far-right AfD party, which is rising in the polls, plans to hold a referendum on Germany's exit from the European Union if it comes to power, its co-leader Alice Weidel said in an interview. published Monday.
“If reform is not possible, if we fail to rebuild the sovereignty of EU member states, we should let the people decide, as the United Kingdom has done,” she said. declared to the Financial Times.
“We could hold a referendum on
Dexit
– an exit of Germany from the EU,” she added, hailing the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union as “a model for Germany.” after the 2016 referendum. Buoyed by record polls which have placed it in second position nationally for several months (around 22%), ahead of the social-democratic party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and just behind the conservatives, the far right The German government shows its desire to govern.
Giant demonstrations against the AfD
The next legislative elections will take place in 2025 and the AfD will present a candidate for chancellor for the first time.
The main parties, on the other hand, have ruled out allying themselves and governing with this anti-EU and anti-immigration formation in a context of ever-increasing fragmentation of the political landscape which involves the formation of coalitions at national and regional level.
Three important regional elections will be held in September in the east of the country and the AfD is given the lead in opinion polls with more than 30%.
During its congress this summer, the AfD asserted its Eurosceptic beliefs in a Germany where membership of the EU remains supported by a very large majority of the population.
The AfD has been in turmoil for ten days after it was revealed that several of its members, including a close friend of Alice Weidel, recently discussed the mass expulsion of people of foreign origin at a rally of ultra identity.
These revelations caused an electric shock in Germany where giant demonstrations against the AfD, accused of being a danger to democracy, have been taking place throughout the country for several days.