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Election outcomes showcase rural dissatisfaction driving right-wing support, suggesting socio-economic divides.
• Election successes of the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) are partly attributed to ‘feelings of being left behind’ among the population in rural areas. • This must be viewed in a more nuanced way: In the 2017 and 2021 federal elections, the AfD was successful in eastern Germany, especially in more rural areas, and in western Germany in more rural and non-rural areas; in very rural areas, the AfD tends to have lower results. • Dissatisfaction in structurally weak areas is only associated with high AfD election results if a right-wing conservative interpretation of the problem situation prevails.
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