SocietyThe rise of far-right populists in Germany04:23This browser does not support the video element.Society09/28/2017September 28, 2017For decades Germany’s industrial Ruhr region was a Social Democratic stronghold. In some districts the SPD used to win 60 percent of the votes. That vote has been cut in half, and the far-right populist AfD party has made inroads.Copy linkAdvertisement