AfD in Saxony classified as ‘extremist’
The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution Saxony (SOPCS) has designated the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party an “extremist”…
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AfD MEP calls party’s ‘extremist’ label a ‘de-legitimation strategy’
German domestic intelligence classified the AfD's Saxony-Anhalt branch as an extremist group on Tuesday, which an AfD MEP called a cynical ploy to hurt the party's…
Ex-AfD members joining new German left-wing populists’ party ‘unimaginable’, says its chairwoman
Germany's newly formed left-wing populist party will not allow former Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) politicians to join it, the group's chairwoman Amira Mohamed…
Germany swings to the Right in state elections
Elections in the German states of Hesse and Bavaria turned out to be a convincing victory for the centre-right Christian Democrats, with the hard-right AfD also…
AfD leader in intensive care after alleged campaign-trail assault
A leader of the German populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is in intensive care after he was allegedly attacked on the campaign trail.
AfD MEP denounces ‘schizophrenic’ German media allegations
A senior MEP within Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has denounced one of the country's major media outlets as acting in a "schizophrenic" manner…
Germany’s AfD leader under state protection after ‘threats against her family’
Alice Weidel, who heads up the party in Germany's Federal Parliament, is said to have been escorted along with her family from their home by authorities last month.
German minister proposes giving 18-year-olds €20,000 for free
Germany should start handing out €20,000 in cash to citizens when they turn 18 years of age, a government minister has argued.
Merkel cannot ‘understand’ how Germans could vote AfD
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she cannot "understand" how people could vote for the country's populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party.
Leading German politician embroiled in ‘Nazi scandal’
There are growing calls for a leading politician in the German state of Bavaria to resign after becoming embroiled in a "Nazi scandal".
Democracy! Minister plans to get political rival fired from teaching job
Germany's Antifa-linked interior minister Nancy Faeser has announced plans to have one of her political rivals fired from his position as a teacher.
Die Linke boss resigns amid infighting and dire poll results
Dietmar Bartsch, one of the two parliamentary co-leaders of the German Die Linke party, has announced he will resign before the end of September.
AfD politician violently beaten up
Andreas Jurca, a candidate for the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party in Bavaria, has been brutally assaulted at a campaign event.
German President warns voters against supporting the AfD
Centre-left President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned the country's citizens not to vote for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, describing…
Antifa calls on activists to make life ‘a living hell’ for AfD members
A German branch of the radical-left movement Antifa has published a list of home addresses of local politicians belonging to the hard-right Alternative für Deutschland…
‘Germany is a dictatorship’, top former Merkel ally claims
"Germany is a dictatorship of language rules, the use or non-use of which determines a person's career prospects," said Arnold Vaatz, who served as the deputy chairman…
German Greens booed off at campaign event
Bavarian Green Party leader Katharina Schulze and Green Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir seem to be unwanted by their own party, having been…
Germany’s establishment just doesn’t get why the AfD is on the march
According to Robert Habeck, the Green Minister of Economic Affairs, Germany has to prepare for five tough years.
Alternative für Deutschland lead candidate calls for abolition of 80 per cent of EU ‘structures’
German right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has chosen Maximilian Krah as its “Spitzenkandidat”, or lead candidate, for the European Union elections…
Germany’s government appears increasingly delusional: and it’s not the only one
It is clearly bad for any country when its government strays into the realms of delusion.
German Christian Democrat leader under fire as party fights over AfD cooperation
Friedrich Merz, the parliamentary head of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, is fighting to retain leadership of his party after calling for cooperation with…
Germany’s Christian Democrats fall out over proposed cooperation with AfD
Infighting has erupted within Germany's Christian Democrat parties over a proposal that they should be willing to cooperate with the populist AfD, which is gaining…
AfD accused of ‘disgusting’ use of Nazi-era symbol in political ad
The Saxony state branch of Alternative for Germany (AfD) has landed itself in hot water after a political campaign criticising gender-inclusive language was accused…
German populists are the ‘enemy’, EPP leader Weber insists
Populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the largest "opponent and enemy" of the country's centre-right, European People's Party (EPP) leader Manfred Weber…
If the establishment is secretly trying to boost Germany’s AfD, they are certainly going the right way about it
French president Emmanuel Macron is postponing his long anticipated state visit to Germany due to ongoing riots in major French cities, while the German establishment…
Germany: small parties facing wipeout under electoral reform
A controversial electoral reform in Germany that threatens to wipe smaller parties from the political landscape has been approved by the Council of Europe.
Return of the Reds? The Communist Party achieves another victory in Austrian regional elections
For a long time it seemed as if the “spectre of Communism” has been thoroughly exorcised from Western Europe, but at least in Austria it seems to be enjoying…