# AfD surge in Germany exposes deep divisions on the Italian right

https://mins.news/en/item/49345

- euronews, 2026-09-08 07:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/08/afd-surge-in-germany-exposes-deep-divisions-on-the-italian-right

> The Alternative for Germany’s landslide victory has pushed Italy’s right-wing leaders to state their positions openly, exposing sharp differences over Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe’s rising far right.

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