Identity and Democracy expels entire AfD after Krah controversy
Five of the group's constituent parties - National Rally, Vlaams Belang, Lega, Freedom and Direct Democracy and the Danish People's Party -- are recorded as supporting…
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Germany: Two more politicians attacked amid ‘spiralling’ political violence
Two more politicians have been attacked amid "spiralling" political violence in Germany.
AfD lead candidate steps back after Le Pen’s RN splits with party
Krah announced he would refrain from making any further European Election campaign appearances with immediate effect, and resign as a member of the AfD’s federal…
Germany’s FDP drops local candidate after pornographic videos go viral
The German Free Democratic Party (FDP) has expelled a local candidate after videos of him performing sex acts surfaced online.
AfD politician hospitalised after alleged attack in pub
An Alternative for Germany (AfD) party member with the regional state Parliament in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania was hospitalised after what is alleged to be…
German AfD party senior Petr Bystron’s premises searched in alleged bribery investigation
The premises of one of the German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidates in the June European Parliament elections, Petr Bystron, have been searched…
German MP proposes complete ban on populist AfD party
A senior German MP says he will propose a complete ban on the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
German State can spy on second-largest political party AfD, court rules
German authorities are legally allowed to keep spying on the country's second-largest political party, a court has ruled.
Germany’s Merz moves right, but enough or too much?
When Germany extended the franchise for June’s EU Parliamentary elections to 16-year-olds, it did not anticipate that some of these new voters would express their…
German senator attacked as violence against politicians escalates
A senator has been attacked in Berlin amid a growing spate of assaults against politicians in Germany.
Germany’s CDU, scenting power, tacks Right with new party programme
Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) has adopted a party programme that positions it distinctly more to the Right from its centrist orientation under former chancellor…
Investigators raid offices of MEP Krah in European Parliament
German MEP Maximilian Krah's Brussels offices have been searched by the police at the behest of the German Federal Attorney General.
Young Christian Democrats: Bring back military service in Germany to fight populist Right
Germany should reintroduce mandatory military service as part of a package of measures to combat the hard-right, said the youth wing of the country's Christian Democrats.
AfD leadership clips wings of list leader Krah over Chinese spy allegations
German media reported increased internal party pressure on Krah as a result of scandals seemingly haunting him
AfD MEP assistant arrested on accusations of spying for China
An assistant working for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party MEP Maximilian Krah has been arrested on the orders of the German Federal Prosecutor General.
Police raid AfD headquarters in Lower Saxony
The public prosecutor's office in Hanover is investigating Ansgar Georg Schledde, State Parliament member and Deputy State Chairman with the German hard-right Alternative…
AfD backs MEP candidate Bystron over bribery denials in ‘Russian influence scandal’
Petr Bystron, a German Bundestag MP and number two on the AfD's European Parliament June 9 election list, has told his party he categorically denies bribery allegations…
‘Hundreds’ of German police under investigation for alleged ‘extremism’
“Hundreds” of police officers in Germany are said to be under investigation for alleged "extremism", according to German media.
German teachers should warn students of ‘anti-constitutional’ AfD, head of teachers’ union says
Teachers in Germany should instruct their students about the "anti-constitutional tendencies" of the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, the head…
TikTok clips wings of AfD lead politician Krah
Maximilian Krah, who leads the European Parliament vote list for Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, has apparently been stifled by TikTok.
German EU elections: Will Populism triumph in June?
"Conservatives, in fact, are mostly losers."
EU election polls: German centre-right outperforms entire left-wing ruling coalition
Germany's centre-right will likely outperform the entirety of Germany's ruling left-wing coalition in the coming European elections, polling has found.
Between AfD and Wagenknecht, political change sweeps Saxony
Saxony, Germany A wave of political change is sweeping Germany's state of Saxony.
German Catholic Church plots ban on ‘right-wing extremists’ amid anti-AfD push
Organisations intimately linked with the German Catholic Church are plotting bans on so-called "right-wing extremists" amid an ongoing conflict with the populist…
Down wi da kidz? Germany’s Schulz looks to TikTok amid AfD’s rising popularity
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wanted the Government to open an account on TikTok, apparently amid concerns about the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland…
Catholics cannot vote for Germany’s ‘ethnic nationalist’ AfD party, bishops declare
Catholics in Germany are not permitted to vote for the populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party over its alleged "ethnic nationalist" views, the country's…
How migration has split German politics
"As long as our Government does not change German migration policies there seem to be no real limits to the growth of right-wing populism."
Farmer protest supporters are ‘poisoning’ political discourse, Antifa minister claims
Germany's interior minister Nancy Faeser has demanded anyone supporting the farmer protests cease doing so, saying the movement was "poisoning" political discourse…
German Government ‘regularly met news outlet’ that reported ‘secret meetings’ of AfD over migrants
The managing director of Correctiv met officials from the German Government immediately before the supposed "secret meeting" in Potsdam.
Germany may be left ‘ungovernable’ after 2024 elections
The forthcoming 2024 elections in Germany could leave the country "ungovernable", a historian has warned.