A surge in votes for the far-right Alternative for Germany and significant gains for the Left Party in the German national elections highlights the growing political polarisation in the country.
As more votes are sorted, it becomes much clearer that Trump’s victory, far from being a landslide, was quite narrow. When the count is finalised nationwide, more voters will have chosen someone other than the bigoted billionaire.
America needs a form of politics that is pro-worker, anti-racist and not beholden to the oligarchy. But just as much, it needs a form of politics that operates outside elections.
With a week until election day, the polls show the closest race in a long time. To understand how we find ourselves here, we need to take a step back and look at the national, international and historical backdrop to the 2024 election.
