{"id":385797,"date":"2026-10-08T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-conservatives-face-scrutiny-after-far-right-afd-candidate-wins-top-post-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:50","slug":"germanys-conservatives-face-scrutiny-after-far-right-afd-candidate-wins-top-post-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-conservatives-face-scrutiny-after-far-right-afd-candidate-wins-top-post-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s conservatives face scrutiny after far-right AfD candidate wins top post | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AitoOjjes8E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Germany's conservatives face scrutiny after far-right AfD candidate wins top post | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AitoOjjes8E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The political fallout from the election of an AfD politician to one of the highest offices in Saxony-Anhalt is continuing to grow. Attention has now shifted to who may have helped him secure the post. Critics believe lawmakers from outside the AfD may have backed the candidate in a secret ballot, putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz&#8217;s conservatives under pressure. The controversy has reignited a broader debate about Germany&#8217;s long-standing political firewall against the far right and whether it is beginning to show signs of strain.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters: <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction: AfD lawmaker elected parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt<br \/>\n01:22 Protests against the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt<br \/>\n02:55 DW Political Correspondent Simon Young joins the discussion<br \/>\n04:37 Secret ballot raises firewall concerns<br \/>\n05:48 Could the firewall against the AfD be collapsing?<br \/>\n06:22 Pressure mounts on Germany&#8217;s coalition government<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<br \/>\nFor 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<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/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<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The political fallout from the election of an AfD politician to one of the highest offices in Saxony-Anhalt is continuing to grow. Attention has now shifted to who may have helped him secure the post. Critics believe lawmakers from outside the AfD may have backed the candidate in a secret ballot, putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":385798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-385797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Germany&#039;s conservatives face scrutiny after far-right AfD candidate wins top post | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Germany&#039;s conservatives face scrutiny after far-right AfD candidate wins top post | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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