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AfD and ESN set out plan to strip Brussels of its powers
Weidel said that if the Union were not rebuilt along those lines, the AfD would press for a referendum on Germany’s continued membership.
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CDU hits new low in polls as Bavarian voters question Merz’s leadership
The representative survey places the Christian Democrats 11 points behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which leads the field at 29 per cent.
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AfD confirms cyberattack as 421,000 internal emails appear online
The material on the site is dated from 2014 through to September 2026, which sits awkwardly with the party’s account of dormant mailboxes.
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Polish minister caught citing fake story about Russian bots’ demise after Ukrainian attack
After the attack on Yandex, graphics with charts appeared on the internet suggesting a decline in the activity of Russian bots.
AfD moves to take first German state parliament presidency
Sahra Wagenknecht's party has pledged the votes that would put an AfD politician in the chair in Magdeburg, breaking the cordon sanitaire in a German State parliament…
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AfD backs away from Dexit pledge, calls for radical EU and euro reforms
The party is shifting from an immediate exit from the euro and the EU towards a strategy of radical reform first, with a referendum on Germany’s future European…
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Brussels moves closer to possible ban on ESN party
Six experts, selected by the EU institutions, are now set to examine whether the European political family led by Germany’s AfD is breaching the bloc’s fundamental…
AfD MP denied the right to adopt a dog over party affiliation
Vanessa Behrendt, family-policy spokeswoman for the AfD group in the state parliament, contacted Fortuna Animali about a dog the association is offering for rehoming.
Merz plunges in poll to lowest chancellor support ever measured
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces an unprecedented low approval rating of just 10 percent, marking the worst support ever measured for a German chancellor since 1997.
Ulrich Siegmund sets December date for bid to lead first AfD state government
Germany could see its first AfD-led state government as Saxony-Anhalt prepares for a December vote that could challenge the CDU’s long-standing refusal to cooperate…
AfD leads North Rhine-Westphalia on a federal ballot for the first time
The governing CDU-Green coalition would still have a majority. No other two-party deal without AfD would work.
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A tale of two countries
The recent elections illustrate a stark divide in Germany, with the Left Party gaining support in Berlin while the AfD surged in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, highlighting…
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Can the AfD grow up?
The recent state elections reveal the CDU's troubling decline, raising questions about the AfD's desire for power versus protest, and the potential need for compromise…
Die Linke wins Berlin election as CDU vote collapses
The far-left party has doubled its support in the German capital and could lead a new city government with the Greens and the Social Democrats.
AfD wins Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz’s CDU crashes out of parliament
The right-wing party has topped the poll in the northeastern German state for the first time, ending almost three decades of Social Democrat dominance.
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Zelensky’s former press secretary barred from European Parliament after criticism of his policies
Iuliia Mendel was due to speak on peace and diplomacy at an ESN event in Strasbourg, alongside AfD and Weltwoche figures.
AfD lodges defamation complaint against Merz over ‘ethnic cleansing’ accusations
Members of the Bundestag are normally shielded from prosecution for what they say in the chamber under Article 46 of the Basic Law, Germany’s constitution.
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Saxony-Anhalt shows the firewall against the AfD cannot hold
The AfD's success in Saxony-Anhalt raises alarm in Germany, suggesting traditional parties may need to align with the Alternative to regain credibility and influence…
The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt and the crisis of the German mainstream
The AfD's historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt reflects a qualitative shift in its support, indicating a significant challenge to the German political mainstream as…
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BSW ready to back AfD candidate in Saxony-Anhalt as Germany’s political firewall cracks
Wagenknecht's party could hold the key to a historic vote in the eastern German state, putting Berlin’s long-standing political consensus under renewed pressure.
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Why the Trump administration supports the AfD
The Trump administration's support for the AfD follows their significant election win in Saxony-Anhalt.
Turkish community chief says asylum seekers should be free to leave Saxony-Anhalt after AfD win
"People with a migration background in Saxony-Anhalt no longer have time for theoretical security debates," Sofuoğlu said.
Trump hails AfD landslide and blames Germany’s immigration rules
The US President called the winners "the Populist Party" and signed off with MGGA, a German version of his own campaign slogan.
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German state premier Wüst breaks CDU ranks over AfD ban
Critics warn that the push could amount to an attempt to suppress a political rival that the CDU has failed to defeat at the ballot box.
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Italy’s governing coalition splits over AfD victory
Salvini celebrated, Forza Italia strongly condemned the result, while Meloni remained silent amid concerns that it could strengthen AfD ally Roberto Vannacci.
Europe’s sovereigntist leaders hail AfD landslide in Saxony-Anhalt
Messages of congratulation reached Magdeburg from Madrid, Lisbon, Rome, The Hague and Budapest within hours of the first projections.
AfD sweeps Saxony-Anhalt with its best result in any German election
The party has taken more than double the vote of the governing Christian Democrats in a landslide without precedent in its history.
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Confederation leader sees Poland outside the EU but inside the EEA
Krzysztof Bosak argued that Poland could adopt a status similar to Norway, Switzerland or Iceland, remaining economically integrated with Europe without being caught…
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AfD politicians barred from video game fair Gamescom
MEP Mary Khan said "With the AfD leading the polls in Saxony-Anhalt, Gamescom will soon discover that political reality is not so easy to switch off".
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Police raid AfD candidates 10 days before Saxony-Anhalt vote
Among those whose properties were searched are Simon Lansmann and Sebastian Koch, both AfD candidates for the Saxony-Anhalt State parliament.