Germany Embeds Far-Right Resistance Into Core Strategy Document

Germany's May 2025 Sustainable Development Strategy names "racist and far-right hostility and attacks" as a policy target alongside climate and fiscal goals—the first time a major strategy document has embedded anti-extremism as a core objective. The move codifies official alarm at the AfD's rise to 20.8% support in February 2025. Unlike electoral rules or criminal law, such documents typically fund civil-society programs and set inter-ministerial priorities, making this shift administrative rather than legislative. Chancellor Merz now implements it alongside economic compromises aimed at the material grievances fueling far-right support.