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AfD, Germany

Germany's AfD insists it is not just a party of the east anymore

Long seen as having a stronghold in eastern Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to make major gains in the west in Sunday's parliamentary elections, party leaders say. And a YouGov poll released on Thursday backs them up.

dw · 1h

Germany's poorest city tries to counter rise of AfD party

Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the right-wing AfD party has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals are resisting the trend.

Reuters · 2d

Austria investigating campaign donation to Germany's far-right AfD, report says

Austrian authorities are investigating the flow of money behind a large donation made to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to support its German election campaign, according to a joint investigation by the newspapers Spiegel and Standard.

Germany, Elon Musk and Snap Poll

Reuters · 17h

The latest polls ahead of Germany’s snap election

The margin of error for individual polls is estimated from the poll’s sample size and the number of eligible German voters reported by the German Federal Statistical Office.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election

Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in Germany was limited, data shows.

ABP Live on MSN · 1d

All About Germany’s Far-Right AfD, Backed By Elon Musk & Polling 2nd Ahead Of Snap Poll

When it comes to courting controversy, there are few political rivals to Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). A former spokesman identified himself as a “fascist” in 2020, and later the same year talked nonchalantly about how refugees could be “shot or gassed” as he discussed how more migrants coming in would translate into polling gains for the AfD (“the worse it goes for Germany,

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Why is Germany’s far-right party set for its strongest election result yet?

Alternative for Germany is poised to place second after the country’s 60 million eligible voters cast their ballots on Sunday ...

Here's how Germany's anti-extremist firewall eroded ahead of elections, pumped up violence

For decades, Germany maintained a robust ‘firewall’ between the centre-right CDU and the far-right AfD. Political ...

Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday. Here’s what they hope for

More than half a million newly naturalized citizens will be able to vote in Germany’s national election for the first time ...

Analysis-Germany's far-right AfD is shut out from power for now, but waiting in the wings

NEU-ISENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - "Alice fuer Deutschland" (Alice for Germany) chanted supporters as far-right leader Alice ...

What is the 'firewall' against the far-right Alternative for Germany party?

The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...

Germany election: Gains by far-right AfD party hint at tough coalition talks ahead for Merz, Scholz

Merz, the current frontrunner, will likely face the challenge of assembling a three-way coalition, either with the SPD and ...

DPA International on MSN1h

Poll: German main political camps see slight drop as AfD up by 1%

The latest poll released on Friday - just days before German snap elections - saw both the conservative bloc and the Social Democrats incur a slight drop, with a two-way coalition following Sunday's ...

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri ...

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