Herbert Kickl surprisingly distances himself from the AfD
In the ORF summer talk, the FPÖ leader caused a stir with an unexpected demarcation from the German AfD.
Quick Look
- FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl surprisingly distanced himself from the AfD in the ORF summer talk.
- This happened shortly after the AfD's electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt, although the FPÖ and the AfD have had close ties for years.
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Why It Matters
The FPÖ and the AfD have maintained close political ties for years. The AfD recently achieved electoral success in Saxony-Anhalt.
Even though you know him, his language, his personal themes, his habitus, Herbert Kickl still sometimes says something that no one expected. Something he knew for sure would irritate everyone. A moment of surprise.
This Monday it happened again. His ORF summer talk, perhaps the most important political television interview of the year, was already coming to an end when Herbert Kickl was asked about the AfD. And he used the moment to do something seemingly quite unusual: he distanced himself from the AfD.
From the party whose role model he and his FPÖ are, with which he and his people have maintained close ties for years. And that just at the moment when our colleagues in Germany had just reached their peak, with a brilliant election victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday.
Open Questions
- What is the strategic reason for distancing?
