In Germany, government has the power to ban extremist political parties. Should it use that power to outlaw the ...

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer monitoring of the country's largest opposition ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight ...

As the AfD began its inexorable rise in popular support since its founding in 2012, Germany’s other parties pledged to maintain a “fire wall” to keep it out of governing coalitions and ministerial ...

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency ... The Trump administration has shown support for the AfD, including ahead of parliamentary elections in February, and on Friday, Secretary ...

Mr. Merz was initially two votes short of winning approval as Germany’s new leader.Credit...Tobias Schwarz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The AfD has gained support in recent years with ...

It has also found support beyond Germany’s borders. During the recent federal election campaign, tech entrepreneur and Trump ally Elon Musk publicly called the AfD the “last spark of hope for ...

People take part in a rally at the Brandenburg Gate as part of the nationwide day of action "No more excuses - ban the AfD now!", called by the alliance "Together against the right". Fabian Sommer ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency formally ... powers to monitor the party as a potential threat to democracy. The AfD, which has been endorsed by Tesla Chief Executive Officer and Donald ...

The decision intensifies a quandary for Germany about what to do about the party, known as the AfD, whose leaders have trivialized the Holocaust, revived Nazi slogans and denigrated foreigners ...

Shifting Targets, Growing Support: the Rise of Germany's AfD By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on ...

Germany's Merz Says Ban on Far-Right AfD Won't Solve Problem BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany ...