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As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo
The hardline part has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month’s election
Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk endorses AfD
The AfD party is polling at about 20% before Germany's February 23 elections, a record for a party. The mainstream conservative CDU/CSU alliance leads with about 30%.
Tens of thousands protest across Germany against far-right CDU and AfD collaboration
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the CDU and AfD.
Thousands in Germany protest conservatives-far-right collaboration
Nationwide backlash follows the Christian Democrats' vote with the AfD to pass a tougher anti-immigration motion in parliament. Protests erupted across Germany over the weekend, urging parties to reject cooperation with the far-right AfD.
Mass protests against cooperation with far-right AfD sweep Germany
Around 160,000 people took to the streets of Berlin, Germany's capital, on Sunday to protest against political cooperation with the far right, as tens of thousands more rallied in other German cities,
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More than 60,000 people gathered in Berlin on Sunday, February 2, 2025, to protest any collaboration between mainstream political parties and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They demanded a strong political "firewall" to isolate the party.
Berlin: 160,000 protest against CDU-AfD collaboration
The rally in the German capital comes in the wake of the conservative CDU/CSU leaning on the support of the far-right AfD in ...
Thousands protest against far-right in Berlin
The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding ...
Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against proposed German immigration crackdown
Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and ...
Elon Musk-Backed German AFD Snubbed for Security Conference
World leaders, lawmakers, senior defense figures and other officials will attend the Munich Security Conference, which takes ...
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Germany’s crumbling far-right firewall could turbocharge the AfD
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...
Amid heated migration debate, Germany sees 34% drop in asylum requests in 2024
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34% last year, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, in news welcomed by the outgoing ...
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At least 160,000 rally in Berlin against far right
BERLIN: At least 160 000 thousand demonstrators converged on Berlin Sunday (Jan 2), said police, to protest the ...
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Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer
The former Israeli ambassador in Berlin, Jeremy Issacharoff, described statements made by AfD politicians as “highly offensive to Jews and Israel.” Representatives of the Jewish community in ...
What next in the fight against the far-right Alternative for Germany?
The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...