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Vance backs AfD after ‘extremist’ designation

Vance says Germany is 'rebuilding the Berlin wall' after AfD party labelled 'extremist'.

Long: US Vice-President JD Vance has accused the German authorities of rebuilding the Berlin wall by designating the far-right AfD party as an "extremist group". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also condemned the move by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as an act of “tyranny in disguise”.

Also on the programme: Former Premier of British Columbia Ujjal Dosanjh breaks down the challenges ahead for new Canadian PM Mark Carney; and International Booker nominee Anne Serre tells us about the inspiration for her novel “A Leopard Print Hat” after its translation into English.

Joining Julian Marshall in the studio is Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, peace strategist, author and director of the International Civil Society Action Network, and the scientist and broadcaster David Robert Grimes.

(Photo: U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves as he departs Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., May 1, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

50 minutes

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  • Sat 3 May 2025 05:06GMT