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Leader of the far-right AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin on February 23, 2025, after the German national election. (Michael Probst/AP)
October 30, 2025, 8:58 pm
Shunned at home, Germany’s far-right AfD deepens ties to Trump administration
Members of the hardline party held senior meetings with sympathetic US State Department officials in recent months, reflecting a growing alignment with parts of the MAGA movement
By Sarah Marsh, Paul Carsten and Maria Tsvetkova
A float portrays co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel as witch during the parade to celebrate Rose Monday (Rosenmontag) in Duesseldorf, western Germany on March 3, 2025. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
May 2, 2025, 5:48 pm
German spy agency brands far-right AfD as ‘extremist’, opens way for closer surveillance
Report calls Alternative for Germany party a racist and anti-Muslim organization stirring up ‘irrational fears and hostility’; move comes amid soaring support for far right in Europe
By Sarah Marsh and Friederike Heine
Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, sing the national anthem as they attend an election campaign rally of the party for upcoming state elections in Suhl, Germany, August 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
August 30, 2024, 7:24 pm
AfD set to be 1st far-right party since WWII to win majority in German state parliament
Faction predicted to come first in at least 1 of 2 elections in eastern states Sunday, upping pressure on Scholz’s federal coalition over economy, immigration, support for Ukraine
By Sarah Marsh
Co-leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Tino Chrupalla (R) and Alice Weidel during a party congress in Essen, on June 29, 2024. (Volker Hartmann/AFP)
June 29, 2024, 7:29 pm
Far-right Alternative for Germany reports surge in membership
Party membership has grown by 60% to some 47,000 since January; polls show AfD on track to come in first place in elections in 3 states in September
By Sarah Marsh
A 'Happy Ramadan' sign is illuminated on the occasion of the beginning of the month of Ramadan in a pedestrian zone in Frankfurt, Germany, March 10, 2024. (AP Photo/ Michael Probst)
June 24, 2024, 7:33 pm
Anti-Muslim attacks in Germany double, but not being dealt with, NGO says
Similarly to antisemitic incidents, anti-Muslim sentiment in the country has spiked in the wake of October 7
By Sarah Marsh
A demonstrator holds a placard with a barred AfD sign referring to Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party during a demonstration against racism and far right politics in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
January 25, 2024, 4:34 pm
Everything to know about Germany’s persistent mass protests against far-right AfD
Sparked by report of plan to deport ‘unassimilated citizens,’ protesters liken popular party to Nazis; now heading into 3rd week, rallies have only slightly dented support
By Sarah Marsh
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