Sky17d
German election results show stark east-west divide decades after fall of Berlin Wall
Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...
Al Jazeera English17d
Far-right AfD and socialist left win over young Germans, election reveals
Young Germans leaned to the far ends of the political spectrum in Sunday’s election, with most backing Die Linke (The Left) and the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), or Alternative ...
The New York Times17d
The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
Where the AfD won the most votes. Hamburg Berlin Cologne Frankfurt Three and a half decades after reunification, a line runs through Germany where the Iron Curtain once stood. Instead of barbed ...
The New York Times17d
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Some segments of the party, known as the AfD, have been classified as extremist by German intelligence. How could that happen in Germany, a country whose history has taught a bitter lesson about ...
BBC17d
German politics froze out the far right for years – is this about to change?
One in five German voters put an X in the box for Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday: a record result that has made them the second biggest force in German politics. Riding on the back of ...
The Financial Times17d
Germany’s AfD brings ‘friendly face of National Socialism’ into fold
The AfD group in the Bundestag on Tuesday voted to accept Matthias Helferich, who is so divisive that officials from his own regional association attempted to expel him, alleging he referred to ...
The Independent17d
Who are the AfD? Germany’s new far-right opposition and the subject of Elon Musk’s infatuation
The AfD doubled their share from 2021 to win 20.8 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s election, in a surge described by victor Friedrich Merz – whose conservative bloc won with just 28.5 per cent ...
Al Jazeera English17d
Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
In a historic shift in Germany’s political landscape, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the second largest party in the Bundestag, winning 20.8 percent of the vote ...
USA Today17d
Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains
Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second with 20% of the vote, its best election results since its founding just over a decade ago. While AfD didn't take home a majority, it squeezed votes ...
The Independent17d
How Germany voted: Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats
Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party (AfD) party saw particular support in the former East Germany, as high as 46.7 per cent in some areas. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...
Foreign Policy17d
The AfD Is Now Germany’s Mainstream
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Indiatimes17d
Who is Alice Weidel? Germany’s gay, far-right AfD leader
Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values. Her leadership has bolstered the AfD's support.