German Elections Are over but the Suspense Is Still on

... standing, etc., although the remaining constituents’ behavior negates any logic as well. Even if the Alternative ceases to exist in the nearest decade, with Frauke Petry — the party’s leader — marching out of the AfD faction the very day after the elections and announcing her intention to leave the party as well are the harbingers of a heated struggle within the Alternative for Germany, and the constituents are most unlikely to keep sticking to the outdated theories. Shrinking support for the leftist parties is yet another shift brought on by the 2017 elections. SPD, the Left and the Greens combined gather fewer ...