Economy
This institution was tasked with finding buyers for previously state-owned companies.
What is Treuhand?
In Germany's 2025 federal election, what party surged to second place, disrupting the decades-long dominance of the center-left and center-right parties?
What is the AfD?
The AfD has admired this British political event as a possible model for Germany.
What is Brexit?
Despite being on opposite sides of the political spectrum, AFD and BSW voice similar rhetoric regarding this.
What is advocating for negotiations with Russia instead of continued military support for Ukraine?
This is the number of years the originally 1-year Solidarity Tax has been in place for.
What is 35?
Known by their initials, name the center-right and center-left parties that dominated German federal elections for decades before the AfD's rise.
What are the CDU/CSU and SPD
Germany plans to allocate this percentage of its GDP to defense in 2024, partly to counter accusations that it is free-riding on NATO.
What is 2%?
The AFD and BSW anti-Western rhetoric resonates with populists across Europe who argue that the true destabilising force in the region is what/who?
What are The United States, EU, NATO, or The West?
Every year, Berlin receives on average this amount of money from the Solidarity Tax.
What is 4.5 billion euros?
The AfD's first major surge in popularity came in 2015–2016, largely as a backlash to Germany's handling of what crisis?
What is the refugee/migration crisis?
This German policy term meaning “turning point” refers to Germany’s shift toward stronger military support after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
What is Zeitenwende?
Despite their differences, both AFD and BSW gain support by criticizing this gap between Germany’s political leaders and ordinary citizens on foreign policy.
What is the gap between elites and the public / Anti-elite sentiment