AfD, Munich and Germany

As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo
For Susanne, a nursery teacher in Berlin, there is no contest. She has decided to cast her vote for the hard-right populist party, the Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), or Alternative for Germany, on February 23 in the country’s snap federal elections.
At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election
More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election
New anti-far-right protest draws 250,000 in Munich
Fresh protests against the extreme right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, authorities said, as the country heads for clutch elections.The latest rallies came after an estimated 160,
CDU's alliance with AfD sparks nationwide protests in Germany
Hundreds of thousands of Germans protested at the beginning of February against the initiative by the CDU, supported by the AfD, which has been gaining in the polls. The controversy revolves around the deportation of migrants.
Massive Protests in Germany Against Far-Right Politics
Over 250,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Munich to denounce political shifts toward the far right.
Thousands protest across Germany against far-right extremism ahead of snap elections
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In Germany’s elections, a last, best chance to hold off extremists
As for the roots of Germans’ despair, there’s a long list. Start with an economy that has flatlined for five years amid ...
Germany breaks its far-right taboo
An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...
These maps of support for Germany's far-right AfD lay bare the depth of the urban-rural divide
The process of industrialization, globalization and urbanization—spreading out from urban centers into the countryside—is one ...
Germany's CDU vows to make AfD 'as small as possible again'
The man likely to lead Germany's next government has said there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich ...
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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Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer
Never again' sounds like a mockery when it comes from those like Musk who claim there's too much focus on past guilt in ...
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 ...
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Berlin film festival to try to keep politics at bay
The Berlin Film Festival, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to ...
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Berlin rally draws thousands to denounce push for harsh new immigration rules
At least 160,000 turned out to protest in Berlin on Sunday against the center-right party, who is the front-runner in an ...
Tom Tykwer on Opening Berlin With ‘Hardcore Political' Film ‘The Light' and Why He's Not Playing the ‘Invitation Game' With Germany's Far-Right Officials (EXCLUSIVE)
Tom Tykwer will soon be opening the 75th Berlin Film Festival with "The Light," a timely tale in which a deeply dysfunctional ...