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Union Gains, AfD Falls, as Germany’s Political Landscape Shifts
According to a new survey by the Insa research institute, the approval of the Union is increasing, while…
East Germany’s New Commissioner Seeks Swift AfD Ban and CDU Separation
German Far-Right Party’s Ban a Possibility, Says New Eastern Envoy of German Government Elisabeth Kaiser, the new Eastern…
BREAKING: Justice Minister Threatens to Unleash ‘Sharpest Sword’ on AfD
Germany’s Justice Minister Calls for Review of AfD’s Constitutional Status In a recent interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine…
BREAKING: Green Party Leader Slams Dobrindt’s ‘Dangerous’ AFD Remarks
German Green Party’s Parliamentary Spokesman Criticizes Minister’s Stance on AfD’s Potential Ban The German Green Party’s parliamentary spokesman,…
Germany’s Green Party Blames AfD, CDU and CSU for Social Polarization and Rising Hate Crimes
German Greens’ Parliamentary Business Manager Blames Far-Right and Mainstream Parties for Social Polarization In the wake of a…
BREAKING: German Minister Warns of ‘Dangerous’ Rush to Ban AfD
German Minister Warns Against Rushed AfD Ban Proceedings In the debate over a potential AfD ban, Olaf Lies,…
Hesse’s Minister President Doubts Ban Proceeding Against AfD Will Succeed
Hessian Minister President Boris Rhein expresses skepticism towards potential AfD ban proceedings. In an interview with “Ippen-Media”, Rhein…
Thuringia’s Interior Minister Calls for Banning Controversial Far-Right Party AfD
Thüringens Innenminister Georg Maier has called for a ban against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In an…
Insa Poll: Union and AfD Surge, FDP Plummets to Three Percent
In a recent poll conducted by the research institute Insa for “Bild am Sonntag” the Union and AfD…
States Weighing Disarming of AfD Members Amid Rising Extremism Concerns
Following the assessment by the Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, there is consideration for disarming…
CDU Chief Günther Pushes for AfD Ban, Challenging Merz’s Skepticism
Schleswig-Holstein’s Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) urges the federal government to initiate a Verbot against the AfD, contrasting with…
Brandenburg Interior Minister Resigns Over AfD Dismissal Controversy
Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Katrin Lange has resigned. On Friday afternoon, at a press conference, she said it was…
Greens Call for Disarming AFD Members Amid New Extremism Assessment
The Green Party is calling for consequences after the latest report from the German Constitutional Protection Office (Verfassungsschutz)…
Haseloff: AfD Ban Process Not an Option, Warns of Potential Government Inclusion
Sachsen-Anhalt’s Ministerpräsident, Reiner Haseloff, has strongly opposed the initiation of a ban against the AfD party. In an…
Left Party Chief Calls AfD “Fascists” – Receives Rebuke from Bundestag Vice President
Linken-Chefin Ines Schwerdtner delivered her first Bundestag speech on Thursday, but received a rebuke from Bundestag vice-president Andrea…
Merz Doubts AfD Ban, Sees ‘Political Competitor Elimination’
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz expresses skepticism towards an AfD-Verbotsverfahren. He believes that it smells “too much of political competitor…
Green Party Slams Interior Ministry Over Leak of Extremism Report on AfD
Grünen-Bundestagsabgeordneter Till Essen kritisiert Bundesinnenministerium für Verzögerung bei Veröffentlichung des AfD-Gutachtens Der Grünen-Politiker Till Essen hat sich scharf…
Laughing AfD: Germany’s Political Jester Party
Analysis: AfD’s Humor in the German Parliament A study conducted by the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” has revealed some…
CSU Leader Söder Opposes AfD Ban, Green Faction Leader Calls for Immediate Action
CSU leader Markus Söder has decided to oppose the initiation of a ban process against the AfD, independent…
SPD Leader: AfD Ban Possible in Future Debate
Matthias Miersch, the leader of the SPD parliamentary faction, is maintaining that a potential banning process of the…
Could AfD Leader’s Immunity Be Stripped in Spying Scandal?
The General State Prosecutor’s Office in Dresden has reportedly submitted an application to lift the immunity of the…
AfD Wins Temporary Relief in Legal Battle Over Extremist Labeling
In response to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s lawsuit challenging their classification as “observed as right-wing extremist”…
Pressure on AfD Members in State Service After Extremist Classification
Following the classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a reliable right-wing extremist organization, political scientists and…
Jewish Emigration Considered if AfD Joins Coalition
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, President of the Central Council…
Standstill Agreement: AfD Sees Legal Victory in Delayed Extremist Classification
Professor Volker Boehme-Neßler, a constitutional law expert at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-University in Oldenburg, has viewed the decision to make…
AfD Leadership Deeply Rooted in Xenophobia, Says BfV Report
The Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has attributed a “firmly entrenched xenophobic stance” to…
Saxony’s Interior Minister Doubts Banning AfD, Sees Political Work as Better Option.
Sachsens Innenminister Armin Schuster expresses skepticism towards a potential ban against the AfD. The Christian Democrat told “Der…
Infratest: Union gains popularity, AfD loses ground in latest survey
According to a survey, the Union’s voter support has increased. If there were a federal election on Sunday,…
Brandenburg State Security Service Classifies AfD as “Right-Wing Extremist” – Minister Dismisses Head of Service.
The Brandenburg State Security Service has apparently classified the AfD Land Association Brandenburg as “right-wing extremist”. This is…
DBB Defends Civil Servants Linked to AfD Despite Extremist Label
Ulrich Silberbach, the president of the German Civil Service Association (DBB), has welcomed the statement made by Federal…
Professor Calls for Study on Banning AfD Amid Rising Concerns
Osnabrück University’s legal expert Hermann Heußner has called on the new black-red government to initiate a study on…
Left Party Leader Accuses Interior Minister of Hypocrisy Over AfD Ban
Linken Chief Jan van Aken Criticizes Alexander Dobrindt for His Statements on an AfD Ban Jan van Aken,…
Schuster Defends AfD Members from Unwarranted Scrutiny in Saxony.
Saxon Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) announces that despite the nationwide assessment of the AfD as a “confirmed…
Minister Dobrindt: No disciplinary action for AfD members in public service
Alexander Dobrindt, the designated German Federal Interior Minister, has stated that civil servants and employees in the public…
AfD and The Left Reject Merz as Chancellor, Blackrock King Fails to Gain Support.
AfD and Linke refuse to elect CDU leader Friedrich Merz as Chancellor on Tuesday. AfD’s Second Parliamentary Spokesman,…
Extremism Lawsuit: AfD Challenges Verfassungsschutz Classification
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Office of the Constitutional Protection (Verfassungsschutz)…
Greens and Left Push for Funding Revocation of AfD, Claiming Democracy Cannot Be Financed by Extremists
Following the classification of the AfD as a certain extremist party by the Federal Agency for the Protection…
Verdi Calls for Ban Process Against AfD, Demands Restriction of Party Members in Public Service
Following the re-evaluation of the AfD by the Constitutional Protection, Verdi service sector union chief, Frank Werneke, has…
GdP condemns AfD threats against Constitutional Protection Agency
The General Association of German Police (GdP) has publicly expressed its concern over the statements made by leading…
Help Merz Win Over AfD in East Germany
SPD Ministerpräsidentin Manuela Schwesig calls for political responsibility in East Germany Manuela Schwesig, the Social Democratic Party (SPD)…
Greens and Left demand CDU take clear stance against AfD
Grünen-Fraktionschefin Britta Haßelmann has called on designee Chancellor Friedrich Merz and incoming Union faction chief Jens Spahn (both…
Die Linke’s Ines Schwerdtner Calls for a ‘Party of the Class’ to Fight the AfD
Ines Schwerdtner, Co-Bundesvorsitzende der Linke, aims to establish the party as “the party of the class.” She stated…
Holocaust Survivor Slams Merz for Ignorance Amid Rising AfD Support
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Holocaust survivor Eva Umlauf criticized Germany’s…
Insa Poll: Over Half of Germans Want to Ban Right-Wing Extremist AfD Party
According to a survey conducted by Insa for Bild am Sonntag, the majority of Germans support the banning…
Journalists’ Assoc. Demands Media Reform After AfD Extremist Labeling
The German Journalists’ Association (DJV) has called for consequences to be drawn from the classification of the Alternative…
GdP Calls for Nationwide Check of AfD Members in Police
The Police Association (GdP) is calling for a unified approach from the federal government and states in reviewing…
Forsa: Union Must Take Hard Line Against AfD to Prevent CDU Decline and Help Win Next Election
Manfred Güllner, the head of the opinion research institute Forsa, has warned the Union about a new approach…
Interior Chiefs to Discuss Labeling AfD as ‘Right-Wing Extremist’
The President of the Conference of Interior Ministers, the Mayor of Hamburg, Ulrich Mäurer (SPD), wants to make…
Grünen Politiker fordert sofortige Verbot des AfD wegen ‘rechtsextremen’ Klassifizierung
Bundestagsvizepräsident Omid Nouripour (Grüne) calls for AfD to be banned after being classified as “definitely right-wing extremist” by…
Can AfD Members Still Be Police Officers? Hesse and Bavaria Examine Consequences
Bayern and Hessen to Review Eligibility of AfD Members for State Employment After Verfassungsschutz Decision Bayern and Hesse…
States Push for AfD Ban Amid Rising Extremism Concerns
Following the classification of the AfD as “definitely right-wing extremist” by the Verfassungsschutz, the discussion on potentially banning…
Chrupalla Threatens to Overhaul Counter-Terrorism Agency if AfD Wins Interior Ministry.
AfD Co-Chairman Tino Chrupalla promises to challenge the decision to classify the party as “safely right-wing extremist” even…
SPD’s Klingbeil: Ban the AfD for Democracy’s Sake
The head of the SPD and designated vice chancellor, Lars Klingbeil, has announced that the new federal government…
AfD to Sue Over Federal Intelligence Service’s Extremist Labeling
AfD leadership announces legal action after Verfassungsschutz decision to classify entire party as right-wing extremist. The leadership of…
Federal Intelligence Upgrades AfD to ‘Safe Right-Wing Extremist Tendency’
The Verfassungsschutz has now classified the AfD as a “confirmed extremist right-wing endeavor”. This was announced by the…
Union makes slight comeback, AfD loses ground in latest survey
Following the approval of the black-red coalition agreement by all parties involved, the Union can again slightly increase…
Weimer Rejects “Cultural Warrior” Label, Vows to Combat AfD in Office
Designated Cultural State Minister Wolfram Weimer defends himself against the accusation of being a right-wing ideologue and announces…
Former AfD Employee Charged with Espionage for Chinese Intelligence Service
The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges of espionage against a former employee of current Bundestag member…
AfD maintains lead over Union in Forsa survey, SPD and FDP lose ground.
According to a recent survey conducted by Forsa, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) remains the most popular party…
Unionist Calls for Action Against AfD Rise
IG Metall’s Chaja Boebel criticizes trade unions’ stance towards right-wing initiatives in companies. Boebel, who is responsible for…
Pistorius Rejects Normalizing AfD, Vows No Votes for Fascists.
In a live-streaming session with SPD members, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius opposed the proposal to treat the AfD…
Opposition Leader AfD Could Win Up to 32% of Votes, Insa-Chef Predicts
Hermann Binkert, the head of the opinion research institute Insa, believes that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has…
Vanessa Behrendt: Police Pushes AfD Politician to Explain Position on Controversial Monarchy Prosecution Request
Lower Saxony’s AfD state parliamentarian Vanessa Behrendt is known for various media reports about lawsuits against her person,…
AfD Regional Politicians Announce Memorial Site Visit Amidst Foreign Office Exclusion Attempts
On their march towards Berlin, the Red Army had to overcome the Seelow Heights in April 1945, hills…
Breaking: AfD Surges Ahead of Union in Polls, Raising Questions About Party’s Role in Global Spirit
In a recent Ipsos poll, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has for the first time surpassed the Union,…
AfD Surges to 24%, CDU/CSU in Free Fall!
A recent survey by the Insa opinion research institute shows the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached the…
AfD Ties with Union in Shocking New Poll, Merz’s Grip on Power Slipping!
A recent survey conducted by Forsa, a public opinion research institute, has presented its findings on the current…
AfD Gains Momentum in Germany!
According to a recent survey conducted by the Institute for New Social Answers (INSA) on behalf of the…
BREAKING: CDU’s Klöckner Makes Historic Move to Woo AfD in Bundestag Presidency Bid
A CDU lawmaker, Julia Klöckner, has expressed a desire to present herself to the AfD faction before the…
Bundestag in Chaos as AfD and FDP Block Debt Package Vote
A special session of the German Bundestag to discuss the black-red debt package has stalled due to the…
BREAKING: Germany’s Political Landscape Shifts as AfD Surges, Union and SPD Suffer Losses
According to a recent survey conducted by Forsa, the CDU/CSU and the SPD have both lost a percentage…
BREAKING: German Left’s Warning: New Finance Package ‘Opens the Way for AfD’
A senior official of the German Left party, Ines Schwerdtner, has sharply criticized the planned financial and debt…
Billionaire’s Secret Alliance with AfD Exposed!
Henning Conle, a Swiss-based real estate billionaire, has been strategically using his wealth to influence political landscapes in…
AfD Sues for Fiscal Fiasco?
German AfD Party Challenges Government’s Plan to Amend Constitution The AfD party has filed a constitutional complaint with…
BREAKING: AfD Ban Revival on the Horizon?
A German politician, Stefan Seidler of the South Schleswig Voters’ Association, is not ruling out a new attempt…
Shocking 52% Reject AfD Ban
A recent survey conducted by RTL/N-tv has revealed that 41% of respondents support a ban on the Alternative…
Majority Calls for AfD Distancing in Parliament
A recent survey by the Forsa institute, commissioned by RTL and ntv, has found that the majority of…
CDU Loses Ground as AfD Gains Strength
A former CDU member of the German Bundestag, Mario Czaja, expresses concern over the AfD’s strong performance in…
BREAKING: SPD MP Vows to Crush AfD in the Bundestag – ‘Democracy Under Threat’!
A German politician, Carmen Wegge, has expressed her intention to continue advocating for a ban on the AfD…
AfD Votes Imperil Democracy
A German politician, Roderich Kiesewetter, a member of the CDU, has attributed the CDU’s and CSU’s underperformance in…
Union’s Alliance with AfD Proves a Political Poison
A German political analyst, Jürgen Falter, has assessed the joint voting of the Union with the AfD in…
Shock and Fears as Far-Right AfD Doubles Its Power
A German Jewish leader has expressed shock at the AfD’s election results, while a Catholic bishop has called…
BREAKING: Election Earthquake – AfD Soars, Union and SPD in Freefall!
According to a Forsa survey commissioned by RTL Germany, the CDU and CSU have lost one percentage point…
Ukraine U-Turn: German Parties in Chaos as AfD Rides the Wave of Approval
Several German politicians have welcomed the initiation of talks between the US and Russia to resolve the Ukraine…
Far-Right AfD Crashes, Left Rises in Polls Days Before Election!
The AfD loses a few days before the federal election in the polls. The AfD comes in a…
TALIBAN TALKS: AfD Leader’s Shocking Plan to Negotiate with the Enemy
German Politician Alice Weidel Plans to Deport AfD Chief’s Afghan Asylum Seeker to Afghanistan, Talks with Taliban Possible…
AfD is a Secured Right-Wing Extremist Force
A former vice-chief of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and a Berlin justice senator,…
Startup Union Blasts AfD, Demands Zero Tolerance in German Politics
In the run-up to the German federal election, the startup association has strongly criticized the politics of the…
AfD Chief Eyes Minister Role After Höcke’s Bungled Expulsion
In a recent interview with the German newspaper “Bild am Sonntag”, Alice Weidel, the chairwoman of the Alternative…
Germany’s Scholz Slams US VP’s ‘Toxic’ AFD Praise, Demands More Debt for Arms
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken out against the involvement of external forces in the country’s democratic processes,…
No AfD Vice-Speaker in the Future German Parliament!
Alexander Dobrindt, the chairman of the CSU-Landesgruppe, has announced that the Union will also prevent an AfD politician…
Vance’s Call to AfD Collusion Sparks Fury in Berlin!
Saxony’s Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has strongly rejected the request of US Vice President JD Vance to collaborate…
Left-Wing Panic: Union and AfD in Sinister Alliance?
Linken-Chef Jan van Aken has warned of a potential future cooperation between the CDU and CSU with the…
AFD Seizes Sights on SPD’s Throne Room After Election
After the federal election, the AfD will claim the SPD’s caucus room in the Bundestag, the “Otto-Wels-Room” and…
Hungary’s Orbán Endorses AfD Agenda in Shocking U-Turn
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised the AfD’s program during a visit from AfD leader Alice Weidel in…
BREAKING: Left-Wing Coalition in Shambles as BSW Ditches AfD Deal After Bundestag Election!
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has excluded the possibility of a coalition with the AfD after the federal…
SPD Leader’s Shocking U-Turn on AfD Ban!
In a recent interview, Niedersachsen’s Minister-President Stephan Weil (SPD) expressed his opposition to a potential AfD ban. “As…
SHOCKING U-TURN: Leftist Icon Gregor Gysi Open to AfD Coalition?
A senior politician from the Left party, Gregor Gysi, has expressed the possibility of the “Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance”…
CDU and CSU Surge Ahead as AfD Crumbles!
Despite the debate about a possible cooperation between the Union parties and the AfD, CDU and CSU can…
‘Normalization of AfD May Spark Geopolitical Conflagration’
The deputy chairman of the Left Party, Ates Gürpinar, warns of a creeping rapprochement between the Union and…