What is the significance of AfD’s win in Germany? | Explained
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The AfD was established in 2013 as a direct rejoinder to then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policies on the Euro, which advocated for fiscal austerity and structural reforms in order to keep the Eurozone intact
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