EU: "Red lines crossed" - why Meloni, Le Pen and Farage are not congratulating the AfD on their election victory
The AfD sees itself as part of Europe's shift to the right. But precisely the most successful right-wing populists want to have nothing to do with it. The reason for this is three AfD positions.
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the AfD as "Italy's worst enemy". The party's stance has led to distancing from other European right-wing populist parties, including the UK's Reform-UK, France's Rassemblement National, and Austria's FPÖ. Despite the AfD's recent election success in Saxony-Anhalt, these parties are creating distance, fearing negative consequences, and in the European Parliament, the AfD is already isolated in a small faction.
The leaders of these parties, including Richard Tice, Philippe Ballard, and Herbert Kickl, have publicly expressed their distance from the AfD.
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