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Labour MP warns party of ‘uncanny’ parallels with Germany’s defeated SPD

Exclusive: Jake Richards says government needs to focus on issues such as immigration and welfare to fight off Reform

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

Germany's Asylum Seekers Anxious Over Merz's Immigration Plans

As Germany's Friedrich Merz gets closer to becoming chancellor, many asylum seekers live in fear of what his promised crackdown on irregular immigration will mean for them.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

How should Labour and the Tories respond to the populist right? Lessons from Europe

In Germany’s snap parliamentary elections, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) doubled its vote share to 21%, leaping from the fifth-largest party in Germany’s lower house to the second. In the UK, Reform UK is rising in the polls.

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2025

German politician who met neo-Nazis to attend far-right Scottish party conference

A GERMAN far-right politician who met with neo-Nazis is set to speak at the Homeland Party’s UK conference ...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 3, 2025

The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them

On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road ahead, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Can Friedrich Merz really save Europe?

Well, of course not. But Germany's accidental chancellor has a crucial role to play in history, like it or not

Salon · Mar 2, 2025

France launches commission to evaluate overseas aid, amid far-right criticism

France has set up a commission to assess the impact and transparency of its development aid, following allegations by the far right that taxpayers' money is being squandered overseas – echoing similar claims by the United States administration, which has frozen its foreign aid programmes.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 2, 2025

Just 1 voter backed AfD in Germany's smallest town

In the smallest town in Germany, just one out of 228 eligible voters cast their ballot for Alternative for Germany even as the far-right, anti-immigrant party’s saw historic gains elsewhere in the country during Sunday’s national election

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Germany's New Political Leaders Face Big Problems of Their Own Making

Regulations, taxes, bad energy policy, and a lack of entrepreneurial spirit hold the country back.

Reason · Feb 28, 2025

Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre

Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatred, says political consultant Johannes Hillje

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025