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Why Germany's far-right AfD just founded a new youth wing

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December 5, 2025

The far-right AfD has launched ‘Generation Germany,’ a new youth wing aiming to groom future party leaders. In this Berlin Briefing episode, host Nina Haase and journalists Matthew Moore and Hans Pfeifer unpack its founding, the protests, ties to extremist networks, and what it means for Germany’s political landscape.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

03:24 Protests + heavy police presence

09:40 AfD reacts to protests

12:06 Freedom of speech

13:53 You should care about the AfD youth

15:52 Ethnic nationalism + Nazi stormtrooper references

19:47 New leader of the AfD youth

24:54 “Hitler style”: Satire? Undercover agent?

32:17 Predictions

 

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