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AfD to sanction politician over Holocaust comments
Germany’s anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) will take disciplinary action against regional parliamentarian Björn Höcke, after he called Berlin’s Holocaust memorial a “monument of shame,” Die...
View ArticleControversial German far-right politician to stay in party: reports
Regional party leader Björn Höcke will be allowed to remain in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) despite controversial statements about the Nazi era, media reported Monday. Höcke, who leads...
View ArticleFar-right AfD in German election: Less fuss but still a force
BURGSTÄDT, Germany — Four years ago, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) sent shockwaves through Berlin by becoming the first far-right party to win seats in the Bundestag since the end of...
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has long lacked a charismatic leader such as Giorgia Meloni or Marine Le Pen, capable of capturing a broader supporter base and bringing it closer to...
View ArticleGerman far-right leader intentionally used banned Nazi slogan, court rules
A leading politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has been convicted by a German court of using a banned Nazi slogan — a decision that is unlikely to dissuade the party’s core...
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Killing of German police officer inflames migration debate ahead of EU election
BERLIN — The grisly killing of a police officer — captured on video by an onlooker and shared widely on social media — has sparked a highly emotional debate in Germany about migration and radical...
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For Jews voting in Europe, there are no good choices
Pinchas Goldschmidt is head of the Conference of European Rabbis. As a Swiss citizen, I won’t be voting in the upcoming the European Parliament election. But to some extent, at this moment, being a...
View ArticleGerman far-right leader fined — again — for using Nazi slogan
Björn Höcke, who leads the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in the state of Thuringia, has been found guilty of using a Nazi slogan for the second time. A court in Halle, in eastern...
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Nigel Farage battles the hard right’s fatal flaw
LONDON — For Nigel Farage, it’s a bleakly familiar tale. Activists campaigning for his insurgent political party Reform UK were filmed last week making racist and homophobic comments in the very seat...
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Poised for victory, Germany’s center right dithers
John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book is “In Search of Berlin,” published by Atlantic. Britain has gone sensible; France has gone chaotic. But both have...
View ArticleGreen politician files legal complaint against Germany’s far-right AfD
Bernhard Stengele, a regional environment minister from the German Green party, filed a legal complaint against the leadership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of...
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Is Germany’s rising superstar so far left she’s far right?
BERLIN — Listening to Sahra Wagenknecht, Germany’s hard-left icon, you could be forgiven for coming away with the impression that the greatest threat to democracy is “lifestyle leftists” nursing...
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Migration smashes into German elections after deadly knife attack
BERLIN — It’s migration, again. A knife attack allegedly perpetrated by a Syrian asylum seeker that authorities are investigating as a possible act of terrorism has renewed a heated debate over...
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Putin’s next coup
BERLIN — Vladimir Putin may be smarting over Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region this month, but this weekend he’ll likely be celebrating territorial gains farther west — in...
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How to watch the eastern German elections like a pro
BERLIN — Populist parties on the far-right and far-left ends of the political spectrum are expected to surge in regional elections to be held in eastern Germany this Sunday. If the current forecasts...
View Article5 takeaways from Germany’s eastern elections
BERLIN — Germany’s far right is here — and it’s here to stay. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday scored a stunning win in an eastern German state election, amid rising voter discontent at...
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What a Trump victory would really mean for Europe
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s Across the Pond...
View ArticleOrbán, Le Pen and Wilders are buzzing over Austria’s far right winning election
From Marine Le Pen to Matteo Salvini to Geert Wilders, Europe’s right wingers are celebrating after the anti-immigration, Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) won Austria’s national election...
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