Bärbel Bas als Parteichefin im Gespräch: Sie ist so bodenständig, wie die SPD früher mal war
Bundestagspräsidentin Bärbel Bas wuchs als eine von sechs Geschwistern im Ruhrgebiet auf, als Tochter eines Busfahrers. Sie ...
Daily Mail16d
Hard-right AfD will be the largest party in Germany by the next election, its leader says after huge boost in support saw them finishing second to mainstream conservatives
The leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), the far-right Germany political party, has boldly claimed it will be the largest party in the country by the next election, after it finished second in ...
Al Jazeera English16d
Far-right AfD and socialist left win over young Germans, election reveals
Young Germans leaned to the far ends of the political spectrum in Sunday’s election, with most backing Die Linke (The Left) and the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), or Alternative ...
T-Online16d
Bekommt die AfD das "schärfste Schwert" in die Finger?
AfD-Chefin Alice Weidel: Ihre Fraktion schafft die nötige Mehrheit für Untersuchungsausschüsse bisher nicht – ebenso wenig wie Grüne und Linke. (Quelle: IMAGO/Jürgen Heinrich/imago) Für ...
BBC16d
German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?
One in five German voters put an X in the box for Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday: a record result that has made them the second biggest force in German politics. Riding on the back of ...
The Financial Times16d
Germany’s AfD brings ‘friendly face of National Socialism’ into fold
The AfD group in the Bundestag on Tuesday voted to accept Matthias Helferich, who is so divisive that officials from his own regional association attempted to expel him, alleging he referred to ...
The New York Times16d
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Some segments of the party, known as the AfD, have been classified as extremist by German intelligence. How could that happen in Germany, a country whose history has taught a bitter lesson about ...
The Independent16d
Who are the AfD? Germany’s new far-right opposition and the subject of Elon Musk’s infatuation
The AfD doubled their share from 2021 to win 20.8 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s election, in a surge described by victor Friedrich Merz – whose conservative bloc won with just 28.5 per cent ...
Al Jazeera English16d
Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
In a historic shift in Germany’s political landscape, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the second largest party in the Bundestag, winning 20.8 percent of the vote ...
ORF16d
AfD im Osten nun klare Nummer eins
Was die ostdeutschen Bundesländer Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen betrifft, ging die AfD nicht nur auf Bundeslandebene, sondern auch in fast allen ...
USA Today16d
Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains
Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second with 20% of the vote, its best election results since its founding just over a decade ago. While AfD didn't take home a majority, it squeezed votes ...
Indiatimes16d
German elections 2025: What is AfD and why is it trending?
The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) emerged as the second-largest political force in Germany, securing around 20% of the vote. Despite efforts to halve its support, the AfD's anti-immigration ...