1、2025/6/11 15:17The kids are all right:What Germanys conservative turn means for Europe|ECFRhttps:/ecfr.eu/publication/the-kids-are-all-right-what-germanys-conservative-turn-means-for-europe/1/10 European PowerThe kids are all right:What Germanys conservative turn means for EuropePolicy Brief 10 June
2、 2025SummaryGermanys federal election in February shattered political precedent:a far-right party,the Alternative for Germany,surged into second place for the first time in the federal republics history and a newly elected chancellor broke alongstanding taboo by signalling a willingness to cooperate
3、 with them.These developments reflect a broader shift.Younger conservatives are more likely to embrace hardline policies and far-right parties;their opinions are less influenced by Germanys post-war legacy and the Holocaust.This is pushing thenew government towards more nationalistic domestic polici
4、es and a more assertive foreign policy.An increasingly self-assured Germany,driven by more conservative debates,may form coalitions with right-wingnorthern and central European countries,bypassing lengthy negotiations at the EU level.The consequence may be a two-speed EU,with one bloc led by Germany