Germany: Two more politicians attacked amid ‘spiralling’ political violence
Two more politicians have been attacked amid "spiralling" political violence in Germany.
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Potential AfD ban divides public opinion in Germany
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AfD ban could backfire, leading Social Democrat warns
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AfD’s voter support soars in Saxony poll
A new survey puts Germany’s right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party well ahead of its competitors, polling at 37 per cent.
German Industry chief says AfD ‘is harmful to the future of our country’
The president of the Federation of German Industries says AfD is bad for business.
SPD youth wing attacks German Chancellor over migration
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Germany’s new left-wing firebrand Wagenknecht defends AfD and Orbán
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Germany’s CDU demands halt to immigrant naturalisation reform
Germany's centre-right opposition party is demanding that the government halt its reform of the naturalisation process for immigrants.
End illegal migration ‘with physical force’ if needed, says German politician
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‘We need large-scale deportations of illegal migrants,’ insists German Chancellor Scholz
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