Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
Police investigating threats against prominent Munich Holocaust survivor and AfD opponent
A witness found graffiti scrawled in white ink on a park bench and a trash bin in Munich’s English Garden park, threatening the life of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch.
Germany’s far-right AfD makes gains in local elections, fended off by mainstream parties
Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government
Germany’s far-right AfD, riding state win, targets more gains in elections from east to west
Trump attributes state election win of AfD to Gemany's 'horrible' immigration policies
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany party of advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing" during an address to the German parliament.
'I am appalled': Holocaust survivor raises alarm over far-right AfD victory in Germany
The Alternative for Germany party's victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday has left a far-right party within reach of power in a German state for the first time since World War II.
Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany? - analysis
Some of Alternative for Germany's regional branches, including in Saxony-Anhalt, have been classified as right-wing extremist organizations by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.
Merz says Germany needs reform, defends democratic order after historic election defeat against AfD
"That is what we need to deliver on now; it is what I want to deliver on, and that is the stance I am taking into talks with our coalition partner," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
Far-right AfD's Weidel targets 40% in next German federal election after state victory
"My stated goal is to significantly widen the gap in a very short time and grow to at least 40% for the next federal election," said Weidel.
European leaders voice concern as Germany's far-right AfD wins key state election
"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.
With AfD gaining traction in eastern Germany, what would a far Right win mean for Jews? - analysis
An AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt could portend wider-scale momentum, while the party defends antisemitism accusations by saying that it supports Israel and sees it as a model to follow.
Antisemitic ideology deeply embedded within the far-right German AfD party, new AJC report shows
The AJC report found that while Germany’s AfD party denies antisemitism, “antisemitic ideas, codes, and narratives” are present throughout its rhetoric, mobilization strategies and memory politics.
Germany’s far-right AfD gains ground ahead of eastern state election
Germany’s far-right AfD surged to 41% in a new poll ahead of September’s Saxony Anhalt election, widening its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU.
AfD speaker gives Hitler-like speech at Generation Germany event
Some suspect Alexander Eichwald may have been pulling a stunt by delivering the controversial speech.