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Germany's new challenges 80 years after VE day: AfD, antisemitism, and new politics
The political climate in Germany is shifting as the AfD rises in power, raising concerns about the future of Holocaust memory ...
City Journal2d
After Germany’s Elections, the AfD Could Still Have the Last Laugh
A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...
Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...
The Hill2d
Cotton asks Gabbard not to share intel with Germany that can be used against far-right party
Cotton requested that, until Germany treats the AfD as a “legitimate opposition party” and not as a “right-wing extremist organization,” Gabbard should direct the U.S. intelligence ...
The New York Times2d
A Tricky Challenge for Germany’s New Government: a Far-Right Opposition
Now, following their disastrous performance in February’s federal elections, the Social Democrats may lose the room to the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which came in second and ...
The Washington Post8d
Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...
German prosecutors move to strip AfD lawmaker's immunity amid bribery probe
Public prosecutors in Germany have moved to strip a politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) of his ...
US senator says US intel should not help Germany monitor far-right party
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee called on Wednesday for American spy agencies to "pause" ...