The myth of the 'boring election': populism and the 2017 German election

Neuner, Fabian G. and Wratil, Christopher (2017) The myth of the 'boring election': populism and the 2017 German election. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (20 Sep 2017). Website.

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The German federal elections scheduled for 24 September are widely expected to produce another victory for Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU. As Fabian G. Neuner and Christopher Wratil highlight, however, Merkel's dominant position in the polling has potentially masked some interesting developments during the campaign. Chief among these is that there has been a rise in populist sentiment in Germany, which is fuelling support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) and damaging the CDU/CSU more than any other party.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2017 13:31
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 21:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/84827

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