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German opposition figure launches a new party that may have potential against the far-right

A high-profile German opposition politician has formally founded a new party that combines left-wing economic policy with a restrictive approach to migration and other positions that some observers believe could help it take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany

The Independent UK

‘The mood is heating up’: Germany fears strikes will play into hands of far right

Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative für Deutschland

The Guardian - UK

Make or break for the EU? Europeans vote in June with far right on the rise

Ever more of the continent’s 400 million voters feel the bloc is important enough to warrant casting their ballot

The Guardian - UK

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AfD ally wins mayoral election in east Germany

Result in Pirna is party’s second mayoral win in east in six months and first time it has taken a lord mayor post

The Guardian - UK

Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK

Why did a far-right MP take a fire extinguisher to a Jewish menorah just as Poland's new government was being voted into power?

In an attack caught on video, a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) used a fire extinguisher to put out the Hanukkah candles on a menorah positioned in a public area of the building, filling the room with mist and covering bystanders with foam. Grzegorz Braun, an MP for the…

The Conversation

‘I no longer feel at home here’: German Muslims frustrated by Israel backing

Many say Germany’s historical responsibility for Nazi crimes makes it hard for people to criticise Gaza strategy

The Guardian - UK

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German heat pump rollout at risk as government suspends climate subsidies

Move could also undermine nine funding programmes, covering schemes from energy efficient homes to cargo bikes provision

The Guardian - UK

4 in 5 people support action on climate

But there’s a disconnect between what politicians say and what the public wants

Salon

‘Remember who we are’: riots, race, and the end of the ‘Irish welcome’

Unrest in Dublin shocked many in a country seemingly untroubled by immigration. But as elsewhere in Europe, the far right is rising

The Guardian - UK

Geert Wilders’ victory confirms upward trajectory of far right in Europe

Dutch general election results show how populist and far-right parties are advancing into political mainstream

The Guardian - UK

Germany’s historical guilt haunts opponents of Israeli war in Gaza

Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust underlines Berlin’s staunch defence of Israel and its bans on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, which authorities blame for a rise in anti-Semitism. But critics say the state is failing German Jews opposed to Israel’s policies and stifling the freedom of expression of immigrants.

France 24

Germany is a good place to be Jewish. Unless, like me, you’re a Jew who criticises Israel

The pro-Israel political consensus has shut out any dissenting voices – as I found in a TV debate with the vice-chancellor, says author Deborah Feldman

The Guardian - UK

With the far right on the rise, it’s a bad time to live in Germany – but a worse time to leave

The growing support for AfD and other hardliners is frightening for minorities. But we’ll keep on showing them we belong here, says Guardian columnist Fatma Aydemir

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In Germany, the anti-immigrant left is on the rise. Will it hold back the far right – or help it?

Well-known MP Sahra Wagenknecht has announced plans for a new party that could shift the fragile balance of German politics, says Berlin-based writer Peter Kuras

Al Jazeera

Lawmaker from Germany’s AfD suspected of displaying Nazi symbols

Daniel Halemba was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of displaying Nazi symbols.

The Guardian - UK

German firebrand politician quits far-left Die Linke to set up her own party

Sahra Wagenknecht joined by nine other MPs in migration-sceptical party which will court unhappy voters on left and right

The Independent UK

Prominent German leftist to launch a new party that could eat into far-right's support

A prominent German leftist politician has launched plans to form a new party that some observers think could take votes away from the far-right Alternative for Germany

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Far-right AfD makes unprecedented election gains in west Germany, worrying national government

Germany’s governing three-party coalition under Olaf Scholz has already had a difficult time this year. But things just got significantly worse with recent state elections in Hesse and Bavaria, two of the country’s most prosperous states.

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD says it is now ‘major all-German party’ after state elections

Alternative für Deutschland comes second in Hesse and third in Bavaria as support spreads from east of country

The Independent UK

German far-right leader says gains in state election show her party has 'arrived'

A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany says her party is no longer a primarily eastern German phenomenon after a pair of strong state election performances in the country’s more prosperous west

The Independent UK

German prosecutors say witness evidence so far doesn't suggest a far-right leader was assaulted

German news agency dpa is reporting that prosecutors have said that testimony from witnesses hasn’t revealed any indication so far that a co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was assaulted at an election rally

The Independent UK

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

The Conversation

From France to Italy, Hungary to Sweden, voting intentions track the far-right's rise in Europe

A little over a year since leader of Fratelli d'Italia Georgia Meloni rose to power in Italy, the latest data spells out a clear message: she is not the only ultraright politician surfing on voters’ anxieties. In fact, we may be entering a new cycle of far-right extremism across the…

The Independent UK

Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden

Officials across Germany are sounding the alarm that they are no longer able to accommodate migrants who are applying for asylum

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