Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
Merz warns that Germany faces pressure from extremist parties, 'massive threat' from Russia
Speaking at a party conference of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Merz said the parties had the responsibility to push through economic reforms to reinforce Germany's social stability.
American, Russian officials meet on bringing US investor into Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany
AfD struggles to form government in Germany despite landmark election victory
German security agencies face dilemma after victories for far-right, far-left
Far-right AfD's Weidel targets 40% in next German federal election after state victory
"My stated goal is to significantly widen the gap in a very short time and grow to at least 40% for the next federal election," said Weidel.
European leaders voice concern as Germany's far-right AfD wins key state election
"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.
With AfD gaining traction in eastern Germany, what would a far Right win mean for Jews? - analysis
An AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt could portend wider-scale momentum, while the party defends antisemitism accusations by saying that it supports Israel and sees it as a model to follow.
Antisemitic ideology deeply embedded within the far-right German AfD party, new AJC report shows
The AJC report found that while Germany’s AfD party denies antisemitism, “antisemitic ideas, codes, and narratives” are present throughout its rhetoric, mobilization strategies and memory politics.
Germany’s far-right AfD gains ground ahead of eastern state election
Germany’s far-right AfD surged to 41% in a new poll ahead of September’s Saxony Anhalt election, widening its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU.
AfD speaker gives Hitler-like speech at Generation Germany event
Some suspect Alexander Eichwald may have been pulling a stunt by delivering the controversial speech.
Ban on far-right antisemitic, anti-Israel German magazine lifted by federal court
In 2020, Germany’s federal intelligence agency launched a probe into the magazine Compact due to allegations that it disseminated xenophobia and conspiracy theories.
Germany's new challenges 80 years after VE day: AfD, antisemitism, and new politics
EUROPE AFFAIRS: The political climate in Germany is shifting as the AfD rises in power, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust memory and the country’s commitment to Shoah remembrance.
German spy agency pauses 'extremist' classification for AfD party, local court says
The BfV won't refer to the AfD as a "right-wing extremist movement" until the court ruleson an AfD motion to issue a temporary injunction.
AfD files lawsuit against German spy agency's extremist classification
The extremist classification allows the spy agency to step up monitoring of the AfD, for example, by recruiting informants and intercepting party communications.
