RUDN Journal of Political Science (Dec 2017)

“Alternative for Germany” - One of the Genuine Representative of “New Rights”?

  • M S Ladygin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-1438-2017-19-1-60-68
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 60 – 68

Abstract

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This paper gives content analysis of “Alternative for Germany” (AfG) party's program. It's aimed at sorting it out whether the party is the genuine representative of “New Rights”'. The prinicipal virtues of New Rights are traditional: family, community, church. It's reflected in the party program as war on abortions, support and rewards for traditional families. The analysis brought to surface a vast number of targets, demands, appeals, particularly peculiar to this concept. Nevertheless party adherents quiz results speak for the fact that the party has got more votes just due to voters' resentment over other German parties.

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