Danish conservative urges German CDU to cooperate with far-right AfD
EPP figure argues legacy parties' policy failures account for AfD's electoral surge, implying collaboration may be necessary.
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A senior Danish member of the centre-right European People's Party has urged Germany's CDU/CSU to consider working with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to EurActiv.
Henrik Dahl told the outlet that the AfD's rise reflects a vacuum created by mainstream parties failing to address voter concerns. "The reason the AfD is such a large party is that a lot of the legacy parties have not given any answers," he stated.
Dahl's remarks signal growing pressure within European conservative circles to reconsider traditional isolation tactics toward far-right parties. The suggestion contradicts Germany's stated "firewall" against AfD cooperation. The debate exposes fractures within European conservatism over how to handle electoral challenges from nationalist movements.