El País likens AfD election win to Nazi rise in Germany
Spanish daily El País compares an AfD election victory in Germany to Nazism, warning of xenophobic and anti-social policies.
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El País has compared an AfD election victory in Germany to Adolf Hitler's rise to power, warning of a possible neo-Nancy government with policies of border closures and restrictions on social rights for foreigners.
## The ghost of the Third Reich
The publication of **El País** has sparked a storm by drawing a direct parallel between the **AfD**, Germany's far-right party, and the Nancy regime. The comparison centres on the possibility that the **AfD** could win an absolute majority, which, according to the newspaper, would create the first neo-Nancy government in **Germany** since the era of **Adolf Hitler**. The warning is based on the party's campaign promises, which include closing borders, expelling immigrants and limiting social policies to those who are not German citizens.
## Campaign promises and their historical echo
The **AfD's** proposals evoke a dark past for **Germany**. The party has made immigration and national security pillars of its discourse, advocating drastic measures that recall the discriminatory policies of the last century. The possibility of these ideas reaching power, and being translated into concrete actions, has generated deep concern both inside and outside the country. The comparison with Nancy, though forceful, underlines the gravity of the potential consequences of a government with these characteristics.
## The ghost of the Third Reich
The publication of **El País** has sparked a storm by drawing a direct parallel between the **AfD**, Germany's far-right party, and the Nancy regime. The comparison centres on the possibility that the **AfD** could win an absolute majority, which, according to the newspaper, would create the first neo-Nancy government in **Germany** since the era of **Adolf Hitler**. The warning is based on the party's campaign promises, which include closing borders, expelling immigrants and limiting social policies to those who are not German citizens.
## Campaign promises and their historical echo
The **AfD's** proposals evoke a dark past for **Germany**. The party has made immigration and national security pillars of its discourse, advocating drastic measures that recall the discriminatory policies of the last century. The possibility of these ideas reaching power, and being translated into concrete actions, has generated deep concern both inside and outside the country. The comparison with Nancy, though forceful, underlines the gravity of the potential consequences of a government with these characteristics.
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