The reason for stiffing the AfD on real estate is the usual threat of fascism. The SPD has nicknamed its large hall Otto Weis ...

The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society ...

the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was visibly amused on Tuesday morning when Friedrich Merz, the head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), lost the first vote for the Bundestag’s next ...

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer ...

We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped." Germany's spy agency has designated the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) "extremist." The party has slammed the ...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has launched a legal challenge against ... suggesting officials in Washington should study history. The Cologne court will begin reviewing the case once the ...

The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the most popular in the country. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from ...

In September, the AfD made history as the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since World War II. In the February elections, the AfD doubled its vote count compared with the ...

We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism ... t a consequence of rising racism and a longing for Germany’s Nazi past. AfD’s success takes its source from those many voters ...

Germany's domestic spy agency BfV has paused its classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist organisation in what the AfD on Thursday called a partial victory for its challenge ...

Secondly, legal hurdles to ban a party are very high in Germany because of the country’s history, but the agency’s move has intensified calls for an AfD ban. How the far-right AfD creates divisions in ...

The AfD, founded in 2013, has surged in popularity over the past few years by capitalizing on fears over migration. It is now Germany's largest opposition party, after securing over 20% of the ...