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German Bundestag member Beatrix von Storch has angrily hit back at claims her Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is of the \u201cextreme\u201d right.<\/p>\n
The party\u2019s hardline immigration stance has proved to be divisive but its recent surge in German polls shows their growing support.<\/p>\n
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A poll by INSA this week showed the AfD on 23.5 per cent, four points behind the centre-right CDU on 27 per cent.<\/p>\n
Asked by Matt Goodwin on GB News how she responds to \u201cextreme\u201d claims, von Storch said: \u201cWe just don\u2019t want to have millions of people entering our country.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you call this extreme yes, then we\u2019re extreme. But I would say we\u2019re extremely right. We\u2019re extremely correct in what we want.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to keep our constitution. We want to keep our country safe and wealthy. This does not go together with inviting everyone from all over the world into our country.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s just common sense. What we address is common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
The party\u2019s surge follows Friedrich Merz’s decision to negotiate the largest debt package in modern German history to fund military expansion, despite campaign promises to the contrary.<\/p>\n
The AfD has branded this U-turn “the biggest deception in post-war history”.<\/p>\n
The party has gained nearly three percentage points since February’s general election.<\/p>\n
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Two other recent polls have reached similar conclusions, with one showing the AfD just three points behind the CDU, at 23 per cent compared to 26 per cent.<\/p>\n
Other parties have also seen shifts in support, with the Social Democrats (SPD) falling to 14.5 per cent, down 1.9 points since the election.<\/p>\n
The Left party has gained 1.7 points to reach 10.5 per cent, whilst the Greens saw a modest increase to 12 per cent.<\/p>\n
The BSW and FDP both experienced slight declines in support.<\/p>\n
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