Alternative for Germany (AfD) party
WATCH: Police leaders gather in Berlin to address rising antisemitism for Kristallnacht anniversary
German Police Union chair Jochen Kopelke, who participated in the March of the Living earlier this year, lit a torch at the ceremony dedicated to the fight against antisemitism.
Germany's Holocaust remembrance is becoming a political performance - comment
Merz warns that Germany faces pressure from extremist parties, 'massive threat' from Russia
American, Russian officials meet on bringing US investor into Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany
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.
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
EUROPE AFFAIRS: The political climate in Germany is shifting as the AfD rises in power, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust memory and the country’s commitment to Shoah remembrance.
