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WorldLink: Countering the populist threat

March 18, 2016

The AfD or Alternative for Germany party is on the rise in Germany, as recent state elections demonstrated. Party head Frauke Petry is confident the AfD will continue its success in national elections next year. Other populist parties have also been making inroads across Europe. But what is populism and what makes this growing trend so dangerous?

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