{"id":306279,"date":"2026-01-02T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-2026-could-be-a-milestone-for-germanys-afd-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:37","slug":"why-2026-could-be-a-milestone-for-germanys-afd-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-2026-could-be-a-milestone-for-germanys-afd-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 2026 could be a\u00a0milestone for Germany&#8217;s\u00a0AfD\u00a0| Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JjhIekKvsUk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why 2026 could be a\u00a0milestone for Germany's\u00a0AfD\u00a0| Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JjhIekKvsUk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>2025 was the most successful year yet for Germany&#8217;s AfD, or Alternative for Germany. It came second in national elections and recently topped some opinion polls. Now in 2026, the party could win power in state elections for the first time. In this Berlin Briefing, Richard Walker and Matthew Moore analyze what could be another year of breakthroughs with Kate Brady of the Washington Post. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:01 The AfD\u2019s moment<br \/>\n06:29 Banning a party<br \/>\n08:19 2026 elections<br \/>\n10:32 AfD in the East<br \/>\n13:51 Major issues<br \/>\n16:26 Latest polls<br \/>\n17:30 AfD win scenario<br \/>\n21:06 Conservative dilemma<br \/>\n24:22 Fragmentation<br \/>\n26:08 AfD in government<br \/>\n34:26 Wild cards<br \/>\n37:21 Help from MAGA<br \/>\n42:00 Outro <\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing newsletter<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/berlinbriefing\/a-56770271 <\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ  <\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 was the most successful year yet for Germany&#8217;s AfD, or Alternative for Germany. 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