Recent polls indicate a troubling trend for Germany's democratic parties, with the far-right populist party, the AfD, poised for success in upcoming provincial elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg. This potential outcome threatens to complicate coalition-building efforts among mainstream parties, reminiscent of South Africa's recent experience with a Government of National Unity (GNU) aimed at preventing extremist governance. 

Guest: Johannes Jüngling is an intern scholar at the Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.