A German election road trip with the far right on the up - podcast

Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd hits the road in Germany before Sunday’s federal elections, talking to voters across the country about the rise of the far rightThis Sunday, millions of Germans will head to the polls to vote in the country’s federal elections – historic not only because they will determine who will be the next chancellor, but because they come at a time when the far right in Germany is polling better than in any other period since the second world war.Regardless of the result, it is a remarkable development for a country so haunted by its Nazi past. Continue reading...

Feb 21, 2025 - 06:57
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A German election road trip with the far right on the up - podcast

Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd hits the road in Germany before Sunday’s federal elections, talking to voters across the country about the rise of the far right

This Sunday, millions of Germans will head to the polls to vote in the country’s federal elections – historic not only because they will determine who will be the next chancellor, but because they come at a time when the far right in Germany is polling better than in any other period since the second world war.

Regardless of the result, it is a remarkable development for a country so haunted by its Nazi past. Continue reading...