Making sense of the latest German election results

For this episode Jennifer interviews Jacques about the results of the latest German election, with surpises including a worrying boost for right wing racist party AfD, but also, more hopefully, for left wing progressive party Die Linke.Jacques talks about trends in German politics from WW2, to give some context for latest voting results. He finishes with some linking this to international trends. https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/roots-neofascism-east-germany from Jacobin:After Germany’s Election, the Left Can Hope AgainJulia Damphouse