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Far-Right German Politician Faces Trial For Nazi Slogan Use

Far-right AfD party member faces second trial for using Nazi slogan. Recent scandals cause turmoil within the organization.

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A German court will try a far-right politician next month over a second alleged use of a Nazi slogan

A court says a prominent member of the far-right Alternative for Germany party who was fined for knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech will go on trial again next month for allegedly using the slogan a second time

The Independent UK

EU Parliament Offices Raided In Russia Meddling Probe

Investigators on Wednesday raided the home and offices of an EU parliamentary staffer as Belgium probes claims that Russia paid far-right lawmakers -- including Germany's embattled Maximilian Krah -- to spread Kremlin propaganda.

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Gains but no triumph for a far-right German party in local elections in an eastern state

The far-right Alternative for Germany made gains but failed to secure outright victories in local elections in an eastern state where the party is strong and its regional leader, one of the party’s best-known figures, was recently convicted of knowingly using a Nazi slogan in a speech

The Independent UK

‘They call us Nazis’: inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise

Counter rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between supporters of AfD and locals who acknowledge the Bavarian town’s Nazi past

The Guardian - UK

Germany's Far-right AfD Cast Out By EU Partners

Germany's AfD party was expelled Thursday from its far-right group within the European Parliament after a series of scandals involving a high-profile lawmaker, in the closing stretch of an EU election race in which the radical right is riding high.

International Business Times

EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group

ID group of populist parties cuts off Alternative für Deutschland after its candidate’s comments that SS were ‘not all criminals’

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Far-right group at European Parliament expels Germany’s AfD over Nazi comments

Germany's AfD party was expelled Thursday from its far-right group within the European Parliament after a series of scandals involving lawmaker Maximilian Krah, two weeks ahead of EU-wide elections.

France 24

French PM Duels With Far-right Chief In Bid To Close Poll Gap

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-right party leader Jordan Bardella will lock horns Thursday in a TV debate ahead of European elections, as the ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron seeks to stave off disaster at the ballot box.

International Business Times

France’s Le Pen hints at far-right alliance with Italy’s Meloni

Radio France Internationale

German far-right party bans its top European election candidate from campaigning after Nazi remark

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has banned its top candidate for next month’s European election from making any more campaign appearances and said he would resign from the party’s board immediately

The Independent UK

Meloni, Le Pen Flirt With Combining EU Far-right Forces

Europe's far-right figureheads Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni are hinting they could join forces following this summer's EU elections, after Le Pen's French party announced a break with its radical German ally AfD. The overtures presage a possible reconfiguration of nationalist parties' alliances after voters decide the next European…

International Business Times

Europe’s far right in disarray as Germany’s AfD candidate resigns

Party’s latest controversy highlights growing divisions within European far-right and nationalist groups

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s AfD bans top candidate from EU poll events over Nazi comments

Maximilian Krah recently said Nazi SS members ‘not all criminals’, prompting French far-right allies to shun party.

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Germany's AfD Bans Scandal-hit Lead Candidate From EU Election Events

Germany's far-right AfD party on Wednesday banned its leading candidate from EU election campaign events, as it battled to draw a line under a series of scandals that has sparked a break with its French allies.

Al Jazeera

German ‘Reichsbuerger’ coup plotters go on trial: Is democracy at stake?

The ‘Reichsbuerger’ movement was planning to overthrow the German government. Is the threat of a coup real?

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: What’s behind the increase in violent attacks on Europe’s politicians?

In today’s newsletter: The shooting of the Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, was the first attempt on the life of a European head of state since 2003 – and reflects a growing polarisation across the continent

The Guardian - UK

German court fines senior AfD politician €13,000 for using banned Nazi phrase

Björn Höcke, party’s candidate to lead Thuringia state, found to have deliberately used SA slogan in 2021 speech

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Verdict Expected In Trial Of German Far-right Firebrand

One of Germany's most controversial politicians from the far-right AfD party on Tuesday faces a court verdict on whether he deliberately used a Nazi slogan at a rally.

International Business Times

German Court Defeat Deals Fresh Blow To Far-right AfD

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) suffered a stinging defeat Monday as a court threw out its bid to stop Germany's intelligence services from investigating it as a suspected right-wing extremist organisation.

Al Jazeera

Court confirms German intelligence surveillance of ‘extremist’ AfD

Court finds ‘sufficient evidence’ to justify the classification of the far-right party as a threat to democracy.

The Guardian - UK

Scandals fail to knock Germany’s AfD off course before electoral tests

Far-right party’s poll numbers have fallen but analysts say negative headlines unlikely to sway its supporters

The Guardian - UK

Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf

Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots, but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament

The Guardian - UK

As Germany’s postwar constitution turns 75, threats to its democracy are looming

The 1949 Basic Law is a source of national pride – but is it still enough to protect the country from the rise of populism? asks author John Kampfner

The Guardian - UK

What are the EU elections and why do they matter?

Some believe little will change even with a far-right surge, but others say ballot could be defining moment for bloc

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