Germany's far-right AfD party is finding success on TikTok — as its popularity among young voters grows
Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has gone from the political fringes to the mainstream in recent years, consistently polling in the top three parties in the country. And data shows that younger voters now play a major role in the party's growth. In Bavaria's 2023 state election, analysis from polling company Infratest Dimap showed 16% of voters aged 18-24 supported the AfD — this was up by 9 percentage points from the previous election and bigger than the party's broader result in the region. In Bavaria's mock state election for under-18s in