The rise of the far right alarms German business leaders

At least, most of them


When the ADbDIADeuADAlternative for Germany (f, from its German initials) was launched in 2013, it was a pro-business, classically liberal party created by German intellectuals opposed to the single European currency. Hans-Olaf Henkel, a free-market enthusiast and former boss of the , the main German industry association, was a founding member. Then, in the space of a few years, the f turned into an anti-immigrant, populist party toying with Dexit—Germany’s exit from the . Mr Henkel quit in 2015. German bosses turned their backs. Despite being generally reluctant to voice political opinions, many came out strongly against the f ahead of the election to the European Parliament on June 9th.

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