Heading for New Shores with Mutiny on Board: The AfD in the European Parliament

• Authors: Formuszewicz Ryszarda
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The AfD’s performance in the European Parliament reflects its status as an absolute beginner. Not only is the party a newcomer on the European stage but it also has only been in existence for two years. The party has managed formal integration as a political group of its choosing, but it is not enough to become a fully-fledged member of the ECR. Internal quarrels concerning AfD’s ideological positions will foster its image as a controversial party. Such confrontations are nothing unique at the early stage of a new party, but if the competition between the wings escalates it will shatter the party’s federal reach, or even sink it completely.

Keywords

EN

European Parliament; Germany

• Publisher: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
• Journal: The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 45-58

Contributors

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Formuszewicz Ryszarda