German leftist party leader Wagenknecht attacked with paint at campaign rally
The leader of Germany's Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) was attacked with pink paint on Thursday at a campaign rally in the Eastern German state of Thuringia, where…
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German bishop instructs Christians not to vote AfD ahead of regional elections
A senior bishop in Germany has again ordered Christians in the country not to vote for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Tens of thousands demonstrate against AfD after stabbings in Solingen
After a deadly knife attack in the German city of Solingen, tens of thousands took to the streets to march against Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) in Saxony and…
German Christian Democrats decry drop in Socialist support ahead of state elections
Senior Christian Democrats in Germany have decried the drop in public support for the country's Socialists ahead of key regional elections in the country's east.
Populist challenge leads stodgy German parties towards political chaos
The smallest party in Germany’s tripartite government, the Free Democrats (FDP), have been angering their coalition allies with a series of recent policy pronouncements.
Evangelical Church kicks out local leader over AfD links
An evangelical church in Germany has removed one of its members from all of his leadership roles as a result of his links to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
After the summer, an awkward menu of decisions waits for European leaders
The traditional August vacation means a likely slow month for European political news.
AfD politician fined €50,000 for calling journalist a ‘fascist’
Stephan Brandner, a politician with the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has been fined €50,000 for referring to a journalist as a "fascist".
Germany’s hard-left Wagenknecht presses potential allies on Ukraine anti-war stance
German political parties are said to be open to co-operating with the hard-left party of Sahra Wagenknecht in regional government coalitions, but she has made it…
German Christian Democrat leader wants to work with hard-left to block AfD
Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria, wants its allied Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to work with the hard-left Sahra Wagenknecht…
Just one third of SPD would support Scholz as next chancellor, poll reveals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not enjoy widespread support among the German Socialists of the SPD party, according to the latest Forsa poll.
Leading German journalist union says AfD should be shunned
The German Journalists' Association (DJV), one of Europe's largest journalists' organisations, has come out against the hard Right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)…
German Christian Democrats and Greens ‘plotting new government coalition’, outlet claims
Bild - owned by media firm Axel Springer - claimed senior figures from both parties have held clandestine meetings, reportedly coinciding with a sudden thawing of…
AfD’s Höcke hit with criminal probe for allegedly ‘defaming’ Germany
Senior Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Björn Höcke has been hit with another criminal probe over accusations he "defamed" the State.
EP election loss sparks infighting among Germany’s Social Democrats
Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) is plagued with infighting as a result of losing June's 6-9 European Parliament elections.
European elections make waves across the continent
European voters have sent a clear signal to Brussels: Conservatives and nationalists won, while Liberals and "green" groups had a very rough election night in most…
Maximilian Krah: AfD EU delegation axes lead candidate
Alternative for Germany (AfD) lead candidate Maximilian Krah has been excluded from the party's faction within the European Parliament.
East-West split in Germany cemented following EP elections
An East-West split has been cemented in Germany following the European Parliament elections.
EU still heading toward a cliff edge, but more slowly
The revolution is postponed – but not necessarily cancelled.
European voters overwhelmingly reject ‘green’ parties
According to exit polls for the European Parliament elections, the “green" parties have received a continent-wide kick in the teeth.
German teachers warn against lowering voting age as youth shifts Right
A German teachers' union has warned against lowering the voting age to 16 for national elections, shortly after polling data showed that the youth in the country…
Renew bigwig apologises for comparing people with autism to German Chancellor
One of Renew's lead candidates for the EU elections has publicly apologised to all people with autism after comparing them to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Macron aims to strengthen ties with Germany on State visit
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a three-day State visit to Germany aiming to reaffirm the strength of the Franco-German alliance.
NGO ‘rescue-boat’ captain ‘will not focus on migration’ if elected as MEP
Carola Rackete, a top candidate for the German hard-left Die Linke party in June's European Parliament elections, no longer wants to be associated with migration.
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…
Germany: How Ukraine maimed the political mainstream
Two months after Russia began its invasion of the Ukrainian mainland, things had started to go wrong for the ruling coalition
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.