Prawicowi i lewicowi populiści w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w Niemczech w 2024 roku: analiza sukcesu Alternatywy dla Niemiec oraz Sojuszu Sahry Wagenknecht
Right-wing and left-wing populists in the 2024 European Parliament elections in Germany: an analysis of the success of Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht's Alliance

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the results of the 2024 European Parliament elections in Germany through the prism of support gained by extreme parties: Alternative for Germany and Sahra Wagenknecht's Alliance. The research hypothesis assumes that both parties criticise the European Union (EU), pointing to the need to restore sovereignty and competence to Member States, creating a basis on which they can build informal agreements and cooperation. The study seeks to answer the question of why populist parties are growing in popularity. The profile of the voters of both analysed parties is also characterised. The author has conducted a comparative analysis of the European programmes of both parties in terms of finding similarities and differences in the promoted vision of a united Europe and the assessment of the processes of deepening and broadening integration. The analysis demonstrates that, despite their ideological differences, the analysed parties are united by their criticism of mainstream parties, their pro-Russian stance and their critical approach to the European Union, particularly in the areas of migration, climate and energy policy. The parties present the European Union as a flawed, bureaucratic construct, call for a reduction in the role of supranational institutions, accuse the Union of lacking legitimacy, and categorically demand that powers be restored to the Member States. In conclusion, cooperation between these two parties on selected issues is possible, the parties can make tactical agreements on individual bills in the Bundestag (e.g. labour market protection, defence spending cuts) or support initiatives at the parliamentary group level (criticism of sanctions against Russia) in the European Parliament, although significant ideological and strategic differences remain a barrier.

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