# What is Germany’s political ‘firewall’ and can it keep out the AfD?

https://mins.news/en/video/49453

- France 24 English, 2026-09-08 09:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_FDVlYqLBM

> The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has become a significant political force in the 13 years since it was founded, yet it has never joined a state or federal government. That is attributed to the so-called “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant, far-right party.

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