Germany’s far-Right courts Trump as Maga aims to ‘tear down’ Merz’s ‘political firewall’

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has reportedly intensified its contacts with US President Donald Trump’s ...
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Can Germany stop extremism by banning a far-right party? Some want to try.

BERLIN — In an address to commemorate Kristallnacht — the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jews — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier last month offered a solution for the resurgence of right-wing ...

Germany's AfD receives millions in public funding

The right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) profits significantly from public funding. Is democracy in ...
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Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble

BERLIN — Centrist parties struggled in Germany's election on Sunday, with former Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) recording its worst-ever result as many voters shifted to the ...
CNN

Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right ...
The New York Times

Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too. By Catherine Odom Catherine Odom reported from Pirna, ...
New York Sun

EXCLUSIVE: Germany’s Rightist ‘Alternative,’ as ‘Bombshell’ Poll Shows Its Strength, Tells the Sun Its Time To Rule Germany Is Coming

BERLIN — On a quiet and spotless street a 10-minute drive from the Bundestag, or German parliament, a senior leader of the German rightist party Alternative für Deutschland, Beatrix von Storch, tells ...
The New York Times

The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on immigration and other issues. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze ...
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Funding of European political parties and foundations

EU rules help strengthen requirements relating to financing and transparency for European political parties and foundations and limit the risk of foreign interference. On this page What are European ...