Now that claim seems undeniable. Last week, the German domestic spy agency Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz declared the AfD an “extremist” organization, which makes it eligible for ...

The BfV won't refer to the AfD as a "right-wing extremist movement" until the court ruleson an AfD motion to issue a temporary injunction. Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice ...

It’s August 31, 2024, the day of parliamentary elections in the German state of Thuringia. The lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Björn Höcke, is on the main ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has formally designated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as extremist — a move likely to further isolate the group that has emerged as the ...

FILE - A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file) BERLIN (AFP) — ...

Now, following their disastrous performance in February’s federal elections, the Social Democrats may lose the room to the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which came in second and ...

BERLIN-Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 6 that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key ...

Just six days ago the intelligence service labelled the AfD as a right-wing extremist case, as the party was alleged to undermine the country’s free democratic basic order. In a first reaction ...

BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) - Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer monitoring of the country's largest ...

BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - Incoming German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt suggested on Sunday it was unlikely the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would be banned after the spy ...

Most concerns about foreign involvement with the AfD revolve around Russia. However, added scrutiny toward Chinese connections hasn’t tainted its popularity, which has continued to reach new highs.