With Germans facing an era of political and economic turbulence, the Alternative for Germany is resurgent. Mainstream politicians are struggling to respond.
Tag: Thuringia (Germany)
Germany Deems Youth Wing of Far-Right Party an Extremist Group
The party, Alternative for Germany, has been accused of radicalizing in recent years. Its youth wing is a threat to German democracy, the country’s domestic spy agency now says.
Prince Heinrich XIII and the Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government
Prince Heinrich XIII was arrested last week as the suspected ringleader of a plan to overthrow the German government. Nostalgic for an imperial past, he embraced far-right conspiracy theories.
Who Is Prince Heinrich XIII, a Man Accused of Trying to Overthrow Germany’s Government?
Descended from an ancient aristocratic family, Heinrich now stands accused of being a leader of a far-right plot to overthrow the German government.
Germany’s Coronavirus Protests: Anti-Vaxxers, Anticapitalists, Neo-Nazis
The pandemic marginalized the far right, as Germans rallied behind Angela Merkel. But the reopening has brought them back, and they are preparing to seize new opportunities.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Won’t Run for Chancellor
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said she would quit after her conservative party voted with the far right in one German state. Her decision leaves the race to succeed Angela Merkel wide open, and the country in deep disarray.
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.
With a $2 Billion Factory From China, a German City Lets Others Worry
Arnstadt’s embrace of a giant new battery plant for electric cars illustrates Europe’s ambivalence toward Chinese investment: Jobs trump geopolitics.