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Chinese Spying Claims Deepen German Far Right's Woes

Germany's far-right AfD fought Wednesday to draw a line under Chinese spying allegations, the latest in a slew of scandals to hit the anti-immigration party in a key election year.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2024

AfD narrowly loses first election test since mass deportation plan revelations

District runoff in Thuringia closely watched to gauge whether huge protests against party have dented support

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

Far-right AfD leader vows to campaign for Brexit-style EU exit vote in Germany

Alice Weidel says UK departure is model for her country as party struggles with reaction to exposé about deportation ‘masterplan’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’

Martin Sellner, member of the Identitarian Movement, reportedly spoke of ‘re-migration’ ideas

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

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 · Oct 9, 2023

German far-right says the EU is a 'failed project' as it prepares for European Parliament elections

The far-right Alternative for Germany has declared the European Union a “failed project” in its current form as it adopts its program for next June’s European Parliament election at its party convention in the eastern city of Magdeburg

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

AfD local election win: watershed moment for far-right in Germany?

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has caused shock across the political spectrum by winning an election for the first time in the party’s 10-year history.

The Week · Jun 27, 2023

Chat group leak reveals far-right fantasies of Germany’s AfD

Among tens of thousands of posts is talk of jailing Angela Merkel, calls for armed resistance, and homophobia

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022