Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
Ban on far-right antisemitic, anti-Israel German magazine lifted by federal court
In 2020, Germany’s federal intelligence agency launched a probe into the magazine Compact due to allegations that it disseminated xenophobia and conspiracy theories.
Germany's new challenges 80 years after VE day: AfD, antisemitism, and new politics
German spy agency pauses 'extremist' classification for AfD party, local court says
AfD files lawsuit against German spy agency's extremist classification
German spy agency ranks far-right AfD 'extremist'
The status should make it easier for authorities to use secret methods to monitor the party.
German parties form gov't that excludes AfD, far-right party that worries many Jews
AfD will not be part of Germany's government, despite coming in second during national elections earlier this year.
Germany’s political shift: Why the real threat isn’t the far Right – opinion
Voters in Germany are rejecting a left-wing movement that has lost its moral compass.
Where will Merz take Germany after electoral victory? - analysis
For Merz, depending on the support of the AfD will be far too risky.
Vance faces backlash in Munich for defending Germany’s far Right AfD - opinion
Vance had met on Friday with the leader of AfD, after endorsing the party as a political partner, a stance Berlin dismissed as 'unwelcome election interference.'
Russian-linked bots sow fear, distrust ahead of German vote, researchers find
Cyber experts warn that Russian bots are flooding social media with fake terror threats ahead of Germany’s election.
Friedrich Merz: The German leader trying to bury Angela Merkel’s legacy - analysis
Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash and a major legislative defeat.
'This is insane s***': Bill Gates denounces Elon Musk's interference in international politics
YouGov found that 73% of Germans and 69% of Brits surveyed found it unacceptable that Musk was trying to influence politics in their nation.
German AfD politicians meet militant neo-Nazis in Switzerland
An event near Zurich in mid-December at which two AfD politicians spoke was organized by the Swiss neo-Nazi group Junge Tat and attended by members of Blood & Honour.
JD Vance appears to defend Germany’s far-right AfD party
Vance seemed to back the flagship policy of a party that has unsettled Germany’s Jews.
‘Only the AfD can save Germany’: Elon Musk endorses far-right German party
Since Musk bought the social network X, formerly Twitter, in 2022, his statements and associations with ideas and figures promoting antisemitic rhetoric have rattled Jewish communal watchdogs.
