But why does Petry do this? Because her ego was hurt?
Despite moving AfD more to the right after deposing Lucke she felt AfD was way too right wing this year and said she wanted to make AfD more palpable towards being allowed into coalitions by moderating a little back. But her party disagreed and stuck to its course. Im guessing she waited until after the election to announce she was sitting as an independent because the leader leaving during the election campaign would of made the party lose support due to inner fighting.
I miss the Lucke Afd.
You felt it was fighting for something and just another ukip, front national etc. style party for the racists and populist.
Euroskepticism is maybe always going to be niche in Germany but it was nice for someone to demonstrate that Euroskepticism doesn't mean anti-immigration, doesn't mean protectionism, but that it means not accepting an unelected commission doing whatever the hell they like, it means not accepting that you are relying on socialist Wallons and French to form trade deals.
Of course it didn't last. So back one goes to the Fdp - nice to have a rightish liberal party at least. Better choice than in the UK or US still from my perspective.
