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Why Young Germans Vote for the AfD June 13, 2024

In the aftermath of the European elections last Sunday, the German establishment has been trying to come to terms with radically altered political realities. ...

AfD

Germany: Far-Right AFD Candidate Attacked in Mannheim June 05, 2024

Russia

Is Giorgia Meloni Now the Most Influential Figure in Europe? June 03, 2024

Back in 2022, Le Monde reported on the “far-right rift between France’s Marine Le Pen and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni”. But earlier this year, the headline in the same publication was “Le Pen draws closer to Meloni and distances herself from Germany’s AfD...

Italy

The AfD & China’s Marriage of Convenience June 03, 2024

The arrest of German citizen Jian Guo on 23 April 2024, catapulted the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party back into the center stage of German and European politics. ...

AfD

Germany’s Crackdown on Free Speech Is Out of Control May 15, 2024

The conviction of an AfD influencer is an outrageous attack on democracy....

AfD

Pessimistic Young Germans Turning to Far Right April 24, 2024

Young people are more likely to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) than previously, a study on Tuesday showed. ...

AfD

The Anti-Democratic Plot to Ban the AFD January 23, 2024

The German establishment seems to think it can save democracy by destroying it....

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Germany

Germany’s Surging Far Right Provokes a Reckoning January 23, 2024

Over the weekend, it seemed a nation’s conscience had stirred into action. In cities across Germany, anti-fascist demonstrators took to the streets, protesting against the country’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD. ...

Germany

Germans Protest For AFD Ban January 17, 2024

Russia

Germany’s Far-Right AFD Is Soaring. Can a Ban Stop It? January 13, 2024

As the far-right Alternative for Germany continues to rise — and its radicalism becomes increasingly pronounced — a growing chorus of mainstream politicians is asking whether the best way to stop the party is to try to ban it....

Alternative for Germany

Potential AFD Ban Divides Public Opinion in Germany January 12, 2024

Russia

Germany’s Scholz Lambasts Alleged AFD ‘Remigration’ Plan January 11, 2024

Russia

AFD Ban Could Backfire, Leading Social Democrat Warns January 04, 2024

Russia

The AFD’s Rise Has Become Unstoppable December 14, 2023

Public trust in the government is falling, and the German Right stands to gain ...

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Germany

Germany’s Far-Right Predicament — To Ban or Not December 04, 2023

The nation must be vigilant about the Alternative for Germany party — as well as those who would undermine democracy in the name of saving it. ...

Germany

The Surging AFD Is Upending Germany’s Politics October 10, 2023

Regional elections in Germany are rarely newsworthy outside of the country, but last week’s elections in Bavaria and Hesse—coming at the halfway point for the tenure of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government—were different. ...

AfD

Germany’s Far-Right ‘Firewall’ Cracks October 04, 2023

A vow by mainstream parties not to cooperate with Alternative for Germany is under pressure as the party surges in the polls. ...

AfD

China Courts Germany’s Far-Right Populist AFD August 15, 2023

The far-right populist Alternative for Germany party rejects a values-based foreign policy, just as much as it rejects NATO and the US. That approach has attracted the attention of Beijing....

AfD

Banning the AFD Would Be a Brutal Assault on Democracy August 15, 2023

The clamour for a ban on the right-wing party reveals the authoritarianism of the German elites....

Alternative For Deutschland

AfD Voters Can’t Be Ignored Forever August 02, 2023

The rise of the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), Germany’s right-wing populist party, is continuing to rattle the political establishment. Last month, the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) caused uproar when he suggested t...

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