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German prosecutors are investigating whether a leader of the far-right AfD party was assaulted

German prosecutors say they have launched an investigation into the alleged assault of a co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party at an election rally

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A German far-right party leader has been taken to a hospital from an election rally

German police say a leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria

The Independent UK

German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany has declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopts its program for next June’s European Parliament election at its party convention in the eastern city of Magdeburg

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German far-right leader urges conservatives to break down 'firewall' against his party

A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break down a “firewall” meant to isolate his party, which is at record levels in polls

The Independent UK

German opposition leader faces unease over comments on cooperation with far right

Germany’s opposition leader is insisting that there will be no “cooperation” at the local level between his party and the far-right Alternative for Germany after his suggestion that they might somehow work together drew unease within his own conservative bloc

The Independent UK

Germany’s far-right AfD makes key political gains as Olaf Scholz's governing coalition wobbles

Opinion polls and local election results currently make unhappy reading for Germany’s government. In fact, the consistently strong performance of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Europe’s largest member state (and arguably the member state with the best reasons to ward off a far-right challenge) is worrying for everyone.

The Conversation

Top EU lawmaker says firewall against German far right stands, but willing to work with Meloni

The leader of the conservative bloc in the European Parliament says his party will not cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany but is willing to work with Italy’s far-right premier to curb migration

The Independent UK

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A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern

The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has lead to concern among opponents of the party

The Independent UK

Scholz says right-wing populists won't gain upper hand in Germany, despite far-right party's rise

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is insisting that right-wing populism won’t gain the upper hand in his country, days after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time since the Nazi era

The Independent UK

After a far-right victory in German county, a man in neo-Nazi clothing hands balloons to children

German authorities are investigating a video showing a man in neo-Nazi clothing handing balloons to kindergartners a day after the country’s main far-right party won control of a county administration

The Independent UK

German government calls for tolerance after far-right party wins first county executive

Germany's government says the country is shaped by values such as tolerance and respect and has called for them to be upheld a day after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time

The Independent UK

German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has seen its first head of a county administration elected in a rural eastern region

The Independent UK

As far right party surges, Germany's intelligence agency warns of growing extremism

The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is warning of a growing threat of extremism, particularly from the far right, with the number of politically motivated crimes carried out by extremists reaching a record high last year

The Independent UK

Prominent figure in German far-right party charged over alleged Nazi slogan

Prosecutors say a prominent figure in the far-right Alternative for Germany party has been charged over his alleged use in a 2021 speech of a slogan used by the Nazis’ SA stormtroopers

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Centrist parties alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far right

Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll released showing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high

The Independent UK

Officials predict more arrests over German far-right plot

German officials say they expect more people to be detained in connection with an alleged far-right plan to topple the government that saw 25 people rounded up Wednesday, including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a judge

The Conversation

Why the ideology of the 'New Right' is so dangerous

The populist radical right has been on the rise for some time, with candidates and parties on the far-right fringe of the political spectrum reaching new heights across the world.

Evening Standard

Germany’s far-right AfD headquarters searched by prosecution officials

The searches were linked to an investigation against the chairman and former treasurer

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World reacts to Meloni’s right-wing victory in Italy election

Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister after leading a right-wing alliance to election win.

The Independent UK

German far-right elects new leaders after co-chair quits

The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it had become too radical

The Independent UK

Top German court backs far-right party over Merkel comments

Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the election of a state governor with the party’s support must not be allowed to stand

The Independent UK

German court rules for intel agency against far-right party

A court has ruled that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency can designate the Alternative for Germany party as a suspected case of extremism

Reuters

German spy agency may surveil far-right AfD party, court rules

A German court on Tuesday ruled the domestic spy agency was justified in placing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance on suspicion of being a threat to democracy, rejecting a complaint by the far-right party.

The Independent UK

Co-leader leaves far-right Alternative for Germany party

The far-right Alternative for Germany says its co-leader, a relative moderate, is leaving the party

The Independent UK

German far-right names long-shot presidential candidate

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has presented a member of former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union as its long-shot candidate to become the country’s next president, prompting his own party to call for him to leave or face possible expulsion

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