Posted 1/10/2024, 12:00:00 PM
German farmers protest subsidy cuts amid fears of rising polarization
- Germany's Agriculture Minister warns the country risks becoming as politically polarized as the U.S. amid huge farmer protests over subsidy cuts
- The phaseout of agricultural fuel subsidies by 2026 has been at the heart of the farmer protests
- The far-right AfD party has positioned itself as the protest figurehead, although critics say the party actually argues for less farm subsidies
- A mob of angry farmers blocked Economy Minister Habeck from disembarking a ferry in a protest incident
- The head of the German Farmers' Association condemns the Habeck incident and says they don't want radical right-wing groups at their protests