{"id":377642,"date":"2026-09-10T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-afd-and-reckoning-with-germanys-nazi-past-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T22:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:00:17","slug":"the-afd-and-reckoning-with-germanys-nazi-past-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-afd-and-reckoning-with-germanys-nazi-past-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The AfD and reckoning with Germany\u2019s Nazi past | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IB48KiX0eac\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The AfD and reckoning with Germany\u2019s Nazi past | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IB48KiX0eac\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the first time since World War Two, a far-right party has made a significant win in Germany, taking almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has been labelled as \u201cright-wing extremist\u201d by domestic intelligence, is leading the national polls. <\/p>\n<p>Among its pledges at a state level are to defund \u201canti-German&quot; art and teach children less about Hitler, as part of a \u201cpatriotism\u201d agenda. <\/p>\n<p>This idea challenges the deeply held and decades-long German memory culture that insists people must never forget the Nazis\u2019 crimes. <\/p>\n<p>The AfD describes German memory culture in its manifesto as a &quot;guilt complex&quot;. BBC Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker talks us through the complexities of remembering Germany\u2019s past, and the controversial ways in which the AfD wants to shape its future.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 &#8211; 0:45 Introduction<br \/>\n0:45 &#8211; 2:05 Jess Parker tells us about the recent state election in Saxony-Anhalt<br \/>\n2:05 &#8211; 4:13 How has a far-right party won?<br \/>\n4:13 &#8211; 5:21 Are the AfD far-right and what does that mean?<br \/>\n5:21 &#8211; 7:45 Who is the leader of the AfD?<br \/>\n7:45 &#8211; 10:10 Who are the core supporters of the AfD and where do they come from?<br \/>\n10:10 &#8211; 12:24 Why did the AfD succeed in Saxony-Anhalt?<br \/>\n12:24 &#8211; 15:43 The significance of the Der Spiegel article on Ulrich Siegmund<br \/>\n15:43 &#8211; 20:09 How does the AfD want to revisit German memory culture?<br \/>\n20:09 &#8211; 22:33 What are the major concerns from voters?<br \/>\n22:33 &#8211; 24:58 How do the AfD plan to change memory culture?<br \/>\n24:58 &#8211; 26:46 What happens next for Germany?<br \/>\n26:46 &#8211; 30:32 What does this mean for Friedrich Merz? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Germany #AfD #AliceWeidel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since World War Two, a far-right party has made a significant win in Germany, taking almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has been labelled as \u201cright-wing extremist\u201d by domestic intelligence, is leading the national polls. Among its pledges at a state level are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":377643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128810],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-377642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bbc-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The AfD and reckoning with Germany\u2019s Nazi past | BBC News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch The AfD and reckoning with Germany\u2019s Nazi past | BBC News for free, here on News ISC. 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