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.

Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, speaks during the christening of the new electric motorboat "Gmund." Sept. 1, 2026.
Demonstrators protest an AfD campaign event in Wietze, Lower Saxony, ahead of the local elections, Sept. 10, 2026.

Germany’s far-right AfD makes gains in local elections, fended off by mainstream parties

(L to R) Green Party spokespersons Amanda Lind, Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson, Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson, Swedish Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson and Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar take part in a televised debate on September 10, 2026.

Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government

People gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the day after the party won in Saxony-Anhalt state elections, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 2026.

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.

US President Donald Trump holds his fist up after disembarking from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on September 7, 2026.

'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.

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

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.

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

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.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026

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.

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel attends a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany September 7, 2026.

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.

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, and party co leader Tino Chrupalla react from the stage at the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

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.

 An Israeli flag flutters next to a German and a EU flag, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

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.

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

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.

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

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.

Board of the newly AfD's youth organisation pose at the founding of Alternative for Germany's (AfD) new youth organisation "Generation Deutschland" in Giessen, Germany, November 29, 2025.