although the SPD also picked up right wing taking points but not to the extreme that the CDU who now basically peddles the AFDs policies
It's terrifying. SPD/CDU, if I'm not mistaken, are two popular parties in Germany. I suppose they turned to right wing because of immigration and hysteria around that
By the way, I heard Merkel and Scholz had pro-Russia stance, and it's was a Merkel's fault, when she let a lot of immigrants into the country