Germany News News Germany » Politics: Anti-migrant AfD seeks to break Germany’s political ‘firewall’ in historic state election
Young voters are fueling Germany's AfD surge in Saxony-Anhalt, where lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund has amassed over 700,000 TikTok followers.
News Germany » Politics: 'Morning Joe' Warns Europe's Political Center Has Been 'Hollowed Out' as Far-Right Rises in Germany
The hosts of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" reacted Tuesday to the ongoing rise of the far-right in Germany, warning that Europe's political center has been "hollowed out" in recent years by immigration and ...
News Germany » Politics: How the far-right AfD is causing a German political earthquake
The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.
News Germany » Politics: Why is the far-right AfD’s state victory significant and what might happen next in German politics?
Aftershocks of party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt will ripple across Germany, with two more state elections this month ...
News Germany » Politics: A Far-Right Win Puts New Pressure on Germany’s Leader
Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a drag on his conservative party in its disastrous loss to the far right in a state election. He has vowed better communication, but no policy changes.
News Germany » Politics: Germany’s AfD wins in key state: Is far-right on cusp of national rule?
The AfD, classified as ‘far-right extremist’ by Germany’s intelligence agency, is projected to come first in 2029.
News Germany » Politics: Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.
News Germany » Politics: The Election That Shook Germany's Political Establishment to Its Core
It was a local election, but one that shook Germany’s political establishment to its core. Is it a preview of what could happen in the next round of federal elections? Who knows. These so-called right ...
News Germany » Politics: The AfD is rising. Germany’s political center is failing.
The Alternative for Germany built its nationwide constituency through relentless opposition to immigration, nativist appeal, and efforts to relativize Germany’s Nazi past.
News Germany » Politics: Even if it doesn’t form government, the far‑right AfD has shaken Germany’s political establishment to the core
Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.
News Germany » Politics: Germany’s old political class has not been slain – it’s self-destructed
Germany’s post-unification political order as we knew it is coming to an end. The AfD won a historic 43.8 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, crushing chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU, which fell to 17.2 per ...