Germany’s political consensus against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is facing growing pressure as internal divisions and declining poll ratings weaken Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition. In Saxony-Anhalt, at least four lawmakers from mainstream parties are suspected of defying party instructions to help AfD candidate Tobias Rausch secure the regional
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is considering a change to its long-standing opposition to the European Union and the euro, according to a strategy paper reviewed by Reuters. The proposal calls for renegotiating EU treaties to create a looser alliance of sovereign nations, while suggesting a referendum on Germany’s EU membership if those efforts […]
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is seeking a majority in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, hoping to gain government power for the first time at state level in post-war Germany. A strong result could also strengthen the party’s position ahead of its broader push for national influence. AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund has dominated campaigning in […]
Schools in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt have become a major political flashpoint ahead of the September 6 regional election, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is leading opinion polls. The debate intensified after teacher Max Heckel received a formal warning for telling a student he had not voted for the AfD, citing its […]
Alice Weidel, leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), expressed on Monday that there is a growing demand for a vote of confidence and new elections, stating that the public is frustrated. The AfD is celebrating their unexpected success in the European Parliament elections, where they secured 16%, surpassing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left SPD.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap parliamentary election after a significant defeat by the far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, in the European elections. This unexpected move came as exit polls indicated that the National Rally secured over 30% of the vote, double that of Macron’s centrist […]
In Mannheim, Germany, a local politician was attacked just days after a police officer was fatally stabbed in the city’s market square. The victim, Heinrich Koch, a 62-year-old candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, sustained cuts in the incident, according to the German press agency DPA. The police confirmed that the attack […]
Maximilian Krah, a prominent far-right German politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), announced he would scale back his campaign efforts for the upcoming EU elections while remaining the party’s lead candidate. This decision followed a controversial interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, where Krah remarked that not all SS members were
A young politician from the far-right in Germany was arrested on allegations of displaying Nazi symbols, specifically after the “Sieg Heil” phrase was heard from the headquarters of a fraternity he is associated with. Daniel Halemba, who was elected to the Bavarian parliament recently, was detained just hours before he could gain immunity as an […]








