German Chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm Monday on her refugee policy, despite a drubbing in regional elections described as a “debacle” in which disgruntled voters turned to the anti-migrant AfD. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was at the receiving end
Germany’s leading politicians are mulling the fallout from state elections that brought gains for a nationalist, anti-migration party and two major disappointments for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. The three-year-old Alternative for Germany, or AfD, powered into three state legislatures Sunday
Traumatised by its Nazi past, post-war Germany has carefully relegated right-wing populist movements to the fringes of politics, but the anti-migrant AfD may have muscled its way in from the cold. With discontent growing in Germany over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s
BERLIN (Reuters) – Critics of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policies called on her to change course after voters in three regional elections punished her conservatives and flocked to a new anti-immigration party that wants German borders closed. Merkel’s Christian
Sunday’s Politico.EU notes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s reign as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and therefore of her country may not be long for this world. While the odds of the powerful Mrs. Merkel being deposed are
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
(AFP) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party braced for a backlash at key state polls Sunday over the German leader’s liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD prepared to scoop up the protest vote from angry voters. More than 12
(AFP) – Populist party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) began life at the height of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis in 2013 on an anti-euro platform. But as fears over a potential euro collapse waned and concerns turned to the 1.1 million
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans vote in three regional state elections on Sunday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives at risk of setbacks that would weaken her just as she tries to push through a deal to resolve Europe’s migrant crisis. Migration
A protest at which police deployed pepper stray against a crowd of 2,500 leftist agitators has become a source of anger after a copy of a right-wing magazine was photographed prominently in the window of a police van. The copy
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to storm into three state parliaments by winning up to 18 percent in Sunday’s regional elections, a poll showed, in what would be a big setback for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her
Six-metre-high fences are a solution to stem a record influx of refugees to Germany, the co-president of populist party AfD tells a rapt audience at a campaign rally ahead of Sunday’s regional elections. “Of course fences would help” stop more
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party risks a drubbing at key state elections Sunday as voters punish the German leader for her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD eyes major gains as it scoops up the protest vote. More than
BERLIN (AP) — A nationalist party that is challenging the German government’s welcoming stance toward migrants has come third in municipal elections a week before three state-wide votes. Preliminary results released early Monday by officials in the central state of
A German mayor embarrassed himself by accidentally revealing his recent internet browsing history when attempting to attack the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party. Residents of Quickborn accessing the small German town’s Facebook page may first have been pleased to see their
As the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party — referred to by some as ‘Germany’s UKIP’ — continues to stake its claim to be the third party in German politics, it has suffered a spate of attacks on its offices, most recently
A local court dealt a humiliating blow to the mayor of the German city of Augsburg after overruling his attempt to ban the leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD) from giving a speech, thus ensuring maximum publicity for the event.
The anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party looks set to become the kingmaker in at least one German state after next month’s local elections. A poll for broadcaster SWR now puts the insurgent party in third place in Rhineland-Palatinate,
The mayor of a town in Germany attempted to censor the leader of the surging Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — dubbed ‘Germany’s UKIP’ by some — by barring her from making a speech in his town following her recent comments about illegal immigrants. AfD leader Frauke Petry
The anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may be threatened with expulsion from its European Parliament group after its leader said border guards should be able to use firearms against migrants as a last resort. Frauke Petry, national leader
Conservative Christians are flocking to support the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, to the horror of the church, and the establishment. Each Wednesday members of the AfD rally in Erfurt, the capital city of the German state of Thuringia.
Germany’s vice chancellor called on Sunday for the surging Eurosceptic political party – Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) – to be put under observation by the government agency that tracks extremists. Sigmar Gabriel made his announcement to the Bild newspaper on
Forty percent of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign over her open door immigration policy, a poll has revealed; up from one in three last October. Support for her party is remaining relatively buoyant, however, suggesting that growing numbers
A German Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has suggested that Chancellor Angela Merkel will have to go into hiding in South America following her tenure, for fear of violent reprisals from the German people for her immigration policy. Her
The anti-mass immigration Eurosceptic ‘Alternative for Deutschland’ (AfD) party is being banned from televised debates ahead of Germany’s local elections in March. Peter Boudgoust, director of TV station SWR, said his company had taken the decision to exclude the party
Germany’s anti-mass migration, eurosceptic political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), is enjoying success in opinion polls on the back of the ongoing migrant crisis. The party, known by some as the ‘German UKIP’, has reached 11.5 per cent in a
Right wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is again on the rise in German opinion polls, taking third place nationally for the first time. The party, which is often billed as ‘the German Ukip’, has seen a surge in support
The ongoing European migrant crisis has led to a serious swing in German public opinion, the main beneficiary of which is the new political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). Recent German opinion polls have shown a slip in popularity for the parties
A high profile, anti-mass migration Member of the European Parliament has had her office attacked by left wing radical thugs in Berlin, just under two weeks after her car was firebombed. Beatrix von Storch MEP, a member of the Alternative fur Deutschland
Germany has thrashed out a common strategy with Austria and Slovenia which will see it take 7,200 migrants a day. The idea is to facilitate the registration of those migrants applying for refugee status through more regulated means, reports EurActiv Germany. In
The anti-mass migration Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) party held a rally in the German capital Berlin this afternoon, demanding the resignation of Chancellor Angela Merkel and calling for the country to adopt a strong policy on immigration. The AfD has
A record number of demonstrators turned out yesterday to support a protest led by Alternative for Germany (AfD) against German asylum policy. Police in attendance estimated as many as 8,000 people joined the rally in Erfurt, reports news weekly Der
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is again rising in the polls thanks to its rhetoric on controlled immigration. A poll conducted last Sunday put the party on seven per cent nationally, high enough to secure it seats in
Following his ousting as leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD) last weekend, the party’s co-founder is said to be considering the creation of a new party. Bernd Lucke and the executive board of his factional association, Weckruf 2015 (Wake-Up Call 2015), have decided to consult the
