Björn Höcke, a state leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party, used the phrase “Everything for Germany,” a slogan of the Nazi paramilitary wing, during a campaign stop.
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Björn Höcke of the AfD Goes on Trial in Germany
Björn Höcke, one of the most prominent far-right figures in Germany, has called the trial an attempt to suppress patriotism.
Alternative for Germany Party Wins Control of a District
The election victory was a breakthrough for the Alternative for Germany party: It gained a majority in a district, albeit a tiny one, and will have bureaucratic authority over it.
Germany’s Far Right AfD Party Stages a Comeback
With Germans facing an era of political and economic turbulence, the Alternative for Germany is resurgent. Mainstream politicians are struggling to respond.
German Court Suspends Right to Surveil Far-Right AfD Party
The ruling came days after a news report that Germany’s domestic intelligence agency planned to investigate the leading opposition party on suspicion of being a threat to democracy.
Germany’s Far Right Reunified, Too, Making It Much Stronger
Thirty years after Germany came back together, the former East has become the stronghold of a once-marginalized movement that now sits in Parliament.
Germany Places Part of Far-Right Party Under Surveillance
The intelligence agency labeled a wing of the Alternative for Germany extremist, warning of a “danger for democracy.”
Germans Unnerved by Political Turmoil That Echoes Nazi Era
Germans took to the streets in protest this week when the far right and Chancellor Merkel’s conservatives voted together in a local power struggle. To some, it was like “the Third Reich has been resurrected.”
Election in Germany Helps Far Right Tighten Its Grip in the East
The Alternative for Germany party doubled its share of the vote in Thuringia, where it is led by the party’s most notorious ideologue.
‘Hitler or Höcke?’ Germany’s Far-Right Party Radicalizes
In elections on Sunday, the AfD is set to make another strong showing in eastern Germany. Its local leader, Björn Höcke, is considered an extremist by the intelligence service.