Germany: far right scoops social discontent
The recent election night was a shock for many: [Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrat] CDU and the [Bavarian sister party of the CDU] CSU each had their worst result since 1949, the [Social Democrats of the SDP] got the worst result in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany; and [far-right] AfD, according to official estimates, came away with 12.6% of the vote and 94 representatives in the Bundestag. Alongside AfD, the [arch-neoliberal] FDP had reasons to celebrate, namely 10.7% and 80 seats which brought them back into the Bundestag, from which previous recent elections had...