German public broadcaster under fire for leaking right-wing YouTuber’s identity
Germany's state TV station ZDF has come in for criticism after one of its hosts leaked the identity of a prominent anonymous YouTube personality on air.
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German security service unexpectedly suspends ‘extremist’ classification of AfD
German intelligence agency the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has temporarily suspended its May 2 decision to classify the populist…
Chair of US Intelligence group calls for ‘no collaboration’ with Germany over AfD
Tom Cotton, chair of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence, has called for pausing "all intelligence sharing" with German domestic intelligence agency the Federal…
‘FPÖ is not right-wing extremist like AfD,’ says Austrian Chancellor Stocker
Christian Stocker, Austria’s Conservative Chancellor, has said he did not regard the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) as “extremist”.
German government refuses to publish secret ‘proof’ that AfD is an extremist organisation
Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has determined that the opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD)…
Former leader of Germany’s AfD announces plans to found new party
Frauke Petry, former leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has announced plans to start her own political movement, with the main focus on…
Germany’s CDU demands removal of AfD members from public service
The German Office for the Protection of the Constitution's (BfV) decision to designate the right-wing AfD party as “definitely right-wing extremist” has caused…
AfD faces calls to be banned after German State brands party ‘extremist’
The German Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution (Bfv) categorised the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as "definitely right-wing extremist", sparking…
Entire AfD party is ‘definitely right-wing extremist’, says German Constitution watchdog
The German Federal Office for Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has announced it categorised the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as “definitely right-wing…
German Federal Prosecutor targets ex-aide of AfD MEP Krah as Chinese spy
A former aide to ex-German MEP Maximilian Krah, known as "Jian G", has been charged by the German Federal Prosecutor's Office over alleged spying for Chinese intelligence…
AfD tops German polls as incoming coalition government loses support
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has hit new records in voter surveys.
‘There is no firewall with AfD in East Germany,’ says CDU State leader
At East Germany's municipal level, there is no longer a firewall with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, said Daniel Peters, State leader of the German Christian…
Merz will learn from Bismarck, firewall against the AfD may actually be political fuel
Europe pays regular obeisance to remembering “the lessons of the past.
“Dictatorship”: German court sentences journalist for posting meme mocking minister
A German journalist has been handed a seven-month suspended prison sentence from a judge in Bamberg, Bavaria, for posting a meme mocking federal interior minister…
Right-wing AfD party tops German poll for first time ever
Barely six weeks after the German federal elections, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a voter survey for the first time ever.
German institutions may violate neutrality mandate to attack AfD, Constitutional Court finds
A German court has ruled that State officials and governments may use official communication channels to defame the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD).
Germany’s CDU slips in polls after taking Left turn
Germany's electorate has responded negatively to chancellor-in-waiting Friederich Merz's choice to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and co-operate…
Record high in German ‘politically motivated crime’
German police have registered a record number of politically motivated criminal acts that occurred in the run-up to the country’s general election on February…
German Socialists reject ‘de facto border closures’
Lars Klingbeil, the co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and negotiator for the likely new government coalition, has criticised plans from the…
No real shift to the Right in Germany, Merz softening his stance on migration
According to the American essayist H.L. Mencken, “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.
Germany shifts Right but will get centre-left government
Germany’s election results have delivered a crushing blow to the progressive "traffic light" government.
Austria investigating campaign donation to Germany’s hard-right AfD
Austrian authorities are investigating the flow of money behind a large donation made to the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to support its German…
German state TV presents Greens politician as ‘ordinary citizen’ to attack AfD chief
German state broadcaster ARD has come under fire for allowing a Greens party politician, misrepresented as an “ordinary citizen”, to attack Alice Weidel, leader…
Germany’s AfD and Die Linke surge in fictional U18 election as Greens collapse
Ahead of the upcoming Federal elections on February 23, Germany’s fictional under-18 (U18) federal election results has revealed a shift in youth political preferences.
US VP Vance calls on German parties to work with hard-right AfD
US Vice-President JD Vance has said German politicians should work with all parties, including the hard-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Hungary’s Orbán calls Germany’s Weidel a ‘brave freedom fighter’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, standing next to Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s hard-right AfD, at a joint press conference in Budapest has said he…
Germany’s CDU, AfD boost popularity after joining forces on migration vote, poll suggests
A poll has shown Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz increased his public support ahead of Germany's coming February 23 elections.
Germany’s CDU leader ‘under threat of far-left violence’ after migration vote
Friedrich Merz, the lead candidate for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to become Germany's next chancellor, was believed to be at risk of violent attacks from…
German gays back hard-right AfD, poll suggests
The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is the most popular among German users of gay dating app Romeo.com, according to the site's survey.
AfD leader’s Hungary invitation shows erosion of German far-right party’s isolation
An endorsement from Elon Musk, €5 million in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: once…