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My understanding is that they used to be driven by people with primarily economic issues with the euro, some economists. I don't think that that's really what I'd call extremism.
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Here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany?wprov=sfla1
Yeah, WP doesn't describe the euro issue, but does talk about the shift.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Lucke
Also, that shot of Lucke reminds me of the MAD kid, Alfred E. Newman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Lucke#/media/File%3ABernd_Lucke_(2014).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Neuman