Far-right AfD surge linked to declining German regional economies

According to Marcel Fratzscher, president of DIW Berlin, Germany's regional economies will weaken as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gains political strength. Population migration from affected areas is contributing to economic deterioration as of 21 September 2026.

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German State Economies Will Weaken as AfD Gets Stronger: DIW

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Germany's regional economies will continue to weaken as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gets stronger, says Marcel Fratzscher, president of DIW Berlin. "People are leaving," Fratzscher tells Bloomberg Television. "And not just people with a migrant background, but Germans and German companies." (Source: Bloomberg)