Germany

German state governor quits after winning election with far-right help

Thomas Kemmerich of the small Free Democrats party was elected in Thuringia thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany, causing a national outcry.

05/02/2020

Germany

German far-right AfD party elects new leader backed by radical wing

The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected a decorator from the east backed by a radical wing within the party as one of two co-leaders.

01/12/2019

Germany

Far-right AfD beats Merkel's party in regional election

The incumbent far-left Die Linke party won in Thuringia's state election, according to exit polls, while the AfD came ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.

27/10/2019

Germany

Far-right tipped to make more election gains in former East Germany

Last month the AFD made big gains in two other regional elections in former communist east Germany.

26/10/2019

Germany

German far-right suspect confesses to killing politician

A German far-right suspect confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday.

27/06/2019

Europe News

New European far-right coalition named Identity and Democracy

Identity and Democracy - the new name for the European Parliament's biggest eurosceptic faction.

13/06/2019

Germany

German actors lead campaign against AfD government in 'Görliwood'

German actors and Hollywood producers are leading a campaign against AfD government in 'Görliwood'.

11/06/2019

Europe News

These are the campaign videos populists are using to win votes

From the far-right to the far-left, these political parties have taken on a divisive approach to getting voters to the polls.

24/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Meet the EU countries bucking the populist trend

Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland have little or no far-right populists to speak while the rest of Europe is seeing a rise in support for these groups.

23/05/2019

Germany

Euroviews. Nativist populism is destroying Europe. Only multicultural populism can save it ǀ View

The real solution is to fight populism with populism: to neuter the nativist populism of the AfD, Brexit and Le Pen with an inclusive, multicultural and inclusive populism. This requires not only a new generation of politicians, but perhaps a new style of political party.

06/05/2019

Europe News

Germany's diesel car ban revs up political debate

As more German towns and cities bar diesel cars, with court and EU approval, one Eurosceptic party fights back to save them

25/04/2019

World

Far right dominates online political debate, study finds

Ahead of May's European Parliament elections, data compiled by Alto Analytics showed that all over the continent, from Poland to Spain, posts on social media show a disproportionate leaning to the far right, with less than 0.1 percent of users creating around 10% of political posts.

04/04/2019

Germany

German far right AfD party to be investigated for extremism

The probe by the country's domestic intelligence will fall short of full-blown surveillance, but they say there is a "case to investigate."

16/01/2019

World

Raw Politics: Has the euro helped fuel euroscepticism?

The euro is in its twentieth year of being used on the continent, but is the currency causing division in the bloc?

14/01/2019

Germany

Germany's AfD to campaign for EU exit if bloc doesn't meet demands

Germany's far-right AfD party says it will campaign on an EU exit if Brussels doesn't meet demands

13/01/2019

Germany

German police publish video of attack on far-right politician

Bremen police have published a video showing the moment the far-right AFD politician was attacked.

11/01/2019

Germany

AfD chairman left with severe head injuries after violent attack

Police are investigating the case as a "politically motivated act"

08/01/2019

World News

Europe briefing: Seven stories to know about today

We take a look back at the biggest stories from across Europe this morning.

08/01/2019

Germany

German cinema controversy over free screening of Schindler's List

A German cinema sparked outrage among members of the Alternative for Germany party, after offering them free admission to a screening of the 1993 film Schindler's List.

03/01/2019

World

Germany's AfD party releases 'White Christmas' calander

Germany's AfD party releases 'White Christmas' calander

12/12/2018