Where Germany Votes Far Right

Yesterday's election results revealed the ascent inwards support for the far-right inwards Germany, specially amid voters inwards the onetime East Germany. The growth inwards votes for the extremist AfD yet was non exclusively unexpected. In fact earlier yesterday's election the Berliner Morgenpost had already explored the rising popularity of right-wing parties inwards previous High German elections.

In Where Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany Chooses Right the Berliner Morgenpost visualizes back upward for right-wing parties across Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards the previous 7 High German elections. An interactive map allows y'all to thought the back upward for right-wing political parties inwards all previous elections going dorsum to the 1990 election. For the purposes of this map the Berliner Morgenpost has separate back upward for right-wing parties into ii categories, the extreme correct (blue) as well as the populist correct (brown). The extreme right-wing parties are those reported every bit 'extreme' yesteryear Germany's domestic safety agency.

Alongside the interactive map the paper besides fact checks a reveal of theories almost the causes for this ascent inwards back upward for far-right parties inwards Germany. One of these theories is that back upward for far-right parties is strongest where at that topographic point is less immigration as well as weakest where at that topographic point is to a greater extent than immigration. The paper says this was truthful inwards the final 3 elections. I convey besides heard that this designing was besides apparent inwards this year's election for the vote part of the AfD.