Showing posts with label AfD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AfD. Show all posts

Friday, October 02, 2026

En Allemagne, l’AfD et la CDU s’entendent pour interdire l’installation de nouveaux pavés en mémoire des victimes du nazisme

Cette photo provient de cet article du Figaro. | Ces pavés sont tous recouverts d’une plaque en laiton gravée du nom, de l’année de naissance de la victime et, lorsque les informations sont connues, de ce qui lui est arrivé durant la Seconde guerre mondiale : arrestation, déportation, camp, assassinat, fuite… ODD ANDERSEN / AFP

LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Créés dans les années 1990, les « Stolpersteine » sont de petits pavés de laiton incrustés dans les trottoirs devant le dernier lieu de vie de victimes du nazisme. La décision de la ville de Heidenau d’interdire toute nouvelle installation, à l’initiative d’élus de l’AfD et avec le soutien de la CDU, provoque une vive polémique en Allemagne.

À Heidenau, les noms des victimes du nazisme ne seront plus inscrits dans la pierre qui recouvre les trottoirs. Cette petite ville de Saxe, située à l’est de l’Allemagne, a décidé de bannir de son espace public l’installation de nouveaux « Stolpersteine », ces pavés disséminés par dizaines de milliers à travers le pays - et partout en Europe - en mémoire des personnes persécutées par le régime nazi. Une décision hautement symbolique, portée conjointement par des élus locaux du parti d’extrême droite AfD et de l’Union chrétienne-démocrate (CDU). Le vote de cette motion municipale survenu le 24 septembre dernier a provoqué une vive polémique outre-Rhin, sur fond de poussée historique de l’extrême droite dans les récents scrutins régionaux.

La petite ville de Heidenau, dans la région de Saxe, compte cinq de ces petits cubes de béton d’environ dix centimètres, encastrés devant le dernier lieu de vie ou de travail d’une victime du nazisme. Ces pavés sont tous recouverts d’une plaque en laiton gravée du nom, de l’année de naissance de la victime et, lorsque les informations sont connues, de ce qui lui est arrivé durant la Seconde guerre mondiale : arrestation, déportation, camp, assassinat, fuite… » | Par Clara Hidalgo | vendredi 2 octobre 2026

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Thursday, October 01, 2026

Democracy Now! Rise of the Far Right in Germany Raises Fear of an Even Wider Crackdown on Migration

Oct 1, 2026 | As we continue our coverage on the rise of right-wing political parties across Europe, we speak to Wiebke Judith from the German organization for asylum seekers' rights, PRO ASYL, about Germany's far-right party Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, and its recent wins in September's state elections. Judith calls the historic wins — won by margins not seen in German elections since the Nazi era — "deeply concerning for everyone who cares about our democracy," and says that the growing influence of the AfD's anti-immigration stance over the German political landscape poses grave risks to refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and ethnic minorities in the country.


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"Ich habe Angst" – Charlotte Knobloch über die politische Entwicklung in Deutschland | maischberger

Oct 1, 2026 | Wie sicher fühlen sich Jüdinnen und Juden heute in Deutschland?

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Merkel zur AfD

Hier spricht Angela Merkel darüber. Sie teilt mit uns ihre Meinung.

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026

The Fuel That Feeds Europe’s Far Right: Nostalgia and Lost Pride

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Attendees at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday in central Schwerin, Germany. Credit: Lisi Niesner/Reuters

The rise of a far-right party in Germany, the Alternative for Germany, represents a skewing of history, fueled by its own, sometimes imaginary vision of the past. It feeds, analysts say, on widespread alienation from a liberal, multicultural, united Germany committed to the memory of the Holocaust and Nazi crimes.

The AfD is now the most popular party nationwide, polls say, close to governing a German state for the first time, and did well again in two more state elections on Sunday. It has benefited from economic and industrial decline and a sense of insecurity, which the party blames on the extensive migration of young Muslims in the last decade.

The party came first in the small eastern German state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and a good third in Berlin, while the Christian Democratic Union of Chancellor Friedrich Merz did poorly, in what he himself called “a disaster.” The results will heighten talk of the party’s replacing the unpopular chancellor before the end of his term.

The AfD has thrived on a key element that ties most populist parties together, especially those of the far right: nostalgia for a society and nation lost to time, even if they exist only in gilded memory or fantasy. » | Steven Erlanger | Steven Erlanger, based in Berlin, writes about European security, diplomacy and politics. | Monday, September 21, 2026

German Chancellor Merz Calls State Election a 'Disaster' for His Party but Vows to Stay | BBC News

Sep 21, 2026 | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called two local election defeats for his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a "disaster" but vowed to remain in post.

In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU fell short of a 5% threshold to enter parliament, underperforming against what had already been projected to be the party's worst ever result in the area.

Far-right Alternative for Germany was on track to win the most votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but it is unlikely to govern as other parties refuse to work with it.

Meanwhile in Berlin, the ruling CDU was on course to be beaten by Die Linke (The Left).


Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Holocaust-Überlebende Charlotte Knobloch erlebt ein Déja-vu

Sep 15, 2026 | Wie reagiert eine Holocaust-Überlebende auf den Wahlsieg der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt? Charlotte Knobloch, Präsidentin der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern, im DW-Exklusiv-Interview.

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Elon Musk's Masterplan Is Coming Together in Real Time

Sep 12, 2026 | Fascism is on the rise across the globe, and it just scored another big win in Germany as the AfD, the modern-day rebranding of the Nazi Party, scored a major parliamentary victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, winning the most seats for a far-right party since WWII. The Damage Report’s John Iadarola breaks it down.

I'm Extremely Worried by Extremists That Win Elections in Europe: Luxembourg's PM Luc Frieden

Sep 11, 2026 | "European strategic autonomy" is a buzz phrase in Brussels and in EU capitals these days. What does it mean for space policy? That was one of the central points that we raised with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, during his visit to Paris for the International Space Summit hosted by the French government on September 9 and 10. Major American aerospace companies were noticeably absent from the summit while the feud between Brussels and the Trump administration continues.

Friday, September 11, 2026

AfD’s New State MPs Include Ex-Stasi Officer, Former Porn Actor, Neopagans and Neo-Nazis

THE GUARDIAN: Far-right German party’s newly elected representatives face fresh scrutiny as it tries to form government in Saxony-Anhalt

The Alternative für Deutschland is facing scrutiny over the suitability of some of its prospective new MPs – including a former Stasi officer and a former pornography actor – just days after its historic win in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Presented by the AfD’s lead candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, for a photocall in the state capital of Magdeburg on Thursday, some of the members-elect were revealed to have a range of questionable backgrounds, including criminal records, Stasi pasts and connections to far-right networks.

German media has revealed that among the 39 parliamentarians who will represent constituencies across Saxony-Anhalt in the state parliament, is a man alleged to have participated in pornography films and falsified academic qualifications; a former officer for the East German secret police, the Stasi; and several members under criminal investigation for their involvement in neo-Nazi organisations. » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Friday, September 11, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Entzaubert sich die AfD an der Macht? Michel Friedman im Spitzengespräch | DER SPIEGEL

Sep 8, 2026 | Hier sagt Michel Friedman, warum Friedrich Merz für ihn der falsche Kanzler ist und warum er kein Verständnis für AfD-Wähler hat.

Unser Gast im Talk: Michel Friedman | Publizist und Philosoph


Nach AfD-Wahl: Ist Merz angezählt?

Die AfD wird bei der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 43,8 Prozent stärkste Kraft. Die CDU stürzt auf 17,2 Prozent ab. Für Friedrich Merz ist das eine bittere Bilanz – schließlich hatte er einst versprochen, die AfD zu halbieren. ‚@ Mr Wissen 2 go‘ Mirko Drotschmann schaut in diesem Video, wie gefährlich das Ergebnis für den Kanzler Friedrich Merz wirklich werden könnte.

Wie hart trifft das Ergebnis die Bundes-CDU?
Das Ergebnis ist für die CDU verheerend und es trifft die Bundespartei ausgerechnet zu einem Zeitpunkt, an dem ihre Beliebtheitswerte ohnehin im Keller sind. Merz erntete zuletzt viel Kritik für seine angekündigten Reformen. Auch aus den eigenen Reihen wird der Ton schärfer: CDA-Vorsitzender Dennis Radtke etwa fordert einen Kurswechsel hin zu mehr Arbeitnehmerinteressen.

Warum ist ein Rücktritt von Friedrich Merz trotzdem unwahrscheinlich?
Dafür gibt es mehrere Gründe. Es fehlt der CDU einer echten Alternative, eine Ablösung bräuchte Mehrheiten im Bundestag, und ein Nachfolger würde die Grundprobleme der Union kaum automatisch lösen. Denkbar wäre höchstens ein Modell wie einst bei Angela Merkel: Parteivorsitz abgeben, Kanzleramt behalten.

Was passiert als Nächstes?
Bis zu den Wahlen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Berlin am 20. September dürfte die CDU laut Politikwissenschaftlerin Andrea Römmele eher zusammenhalten – die eigentliche Personaldebatte könnte danach erst richtig beginnen.


L’AfD, rejeton des dénis et impuissances de l’Occident

Cette image provient de cet article du Figaro. | Beatrix von Storch (AfD) agite un drapeau allemand alors qu'elle prend la parole lors d'un rassemblement de campagne avant l'élection régionale dans le quartier de Marzahn-Hellersdorf à Berlin, le 9 septembre dernier. Christian Mang / REUTERS

LE FIGARO : ANALYSE - Les élites occidentales ont récolté la tempête du populisme et de l’extrémisme. En Allemagne, elles ont déserté la question cruciale de l’identité nationale allemande et de son rôle à venir dans une Europe attaquée sur son flanc, laissant l’AfD seule en charge sur ce sol miné, avec ses gros sabots et son pacifisme pro-Poutine.

D’onde de choc en onde de choc, la vague nationale populiste progresse à travers l’Occident. La percée spectaculaire du parti d’extrême droite Alternative Für Deuschland (AfD) en Saxe-Anhalt s’inscrit clairement dans une dynamique bien plus large. Celle des ébranlements majeurs qui ont scandé l’histoire politique occidentale de la dernière décennie, du tremblement du Brexit aux deux victoires de Donald Trump, en passant par la progression implacable du Rassemblement national en France, la victoire de Giorgia Meloni à Rome, et les succès répétés des formations populistes ou d’extrême droite, de la Scandinavie aux Pays-Bas, en passant par l’Europe de l’Est ou l’Espagne. » | Par Laure Mandeville | jeudi 10 septembre 2026

Inside the Far-right Blueprint for Germany’s Eurasian Future | DW Analysis

Sep 6, 2026 | Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is surging, with breakthroughs in regional and EU-wide elections. Party leader Alice Weidel says her goal is national power, eyeing the 2029 federal elections.

Despite its growing support, the AfD’s vision of foreign policy remains little known around the world. So in this new special report, DW takes a forensic microscope to the party’s blueprint for Germany’s future.

What this reveals is the party’s profound skepticism about the key Western alliances — NATO and the EU — and an outspoken openness to a Eurasian outlook, fostering deeper relations with Russia and China and the international institutions they lead, from the Belt and Road Initiative to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union: prime sources of prestige for Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Xi Jinping in Beijing.

In exclusive interviews with Alice Weidel, foreign policy spokesman Matthias Moosdorf and powerful ideologue Björn Höcke, DW’s Richard Walker and Rosalia Romaniec scrutinize the AfD’s views on Germany’s alliances and NATO Article 5 commitments to the Baltic states and Poland, its skepticism of the United States, possible future architectures for European defense, who should have nuclear weapons, future ties with Russia and China, and how Germany should act in a Taiwan conflict scenario.

Includes analysis from leading international experts on Russia, China, the US and Europe: Alexander Gabuev (Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center), Amanda Hsiao (International Crisis Group), Katarzyna Pisarska (Warsaw Security Forum), Peter Rough (Hudson Institute), and Judy Dempsey (Carnegie Europe).


The Far Right’s Terrifying Breakthrough in Germany | Thomas Zimmer & Susan J. Demas

Sep 9, 2026 | Germany’s far-right AfD has “broken containment”—and historian Thomas Zimmer says the normalization of extremism should alarm democracies on both sides of the Atlantic. Zimmer joins Susan J. Demas to explain the connection between MAGA and Germany’s far right, Elon Musk’s manufactured “vibe shift,” Trump’s struggle to consolidate authoritarian power and why Democrats should stop accommodating extremists and start showing some fight.

Jesse Dollemore: Trump Celebrates Germany's Far-Right Party Win by Invoking Hitler

Sep 9, 2026 | Jesse Dollemore discusses the far-right victory in Germany for the AfD party, which American Nazis love and support, including Elon Musk and now Donald Trump, who celebrated the German win by posting a familiar phrase: Make Germany Great Again!

Wednesday, September 09, 2026

Merz Accuses AfD of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Policy and Cancels Call with Trump

THE GUARDIAN: German chancellor attacks Alternative für Deutschland after far-right party’s win in Saxony-Anhalt election

Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive, after the nativist party’s seismic weekend victory in a state election.

In his first public confrontation with the AfD since Sunday’s shock outcome in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz said at a raucous parliamentary debate that the far-right party would take an axe to one of the pillars of the German economy with a racist campaign of mass deportations.

“The term ‘remigration’ is nothing but a synonym for ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin colour,” he said on Wednesday to applause from the other parties in the Bundestag lower house.

In a fiery speech addressed to the AfD parliamentary group, which repeatedly interrupted him with loud taunts and heckling, Merz said millions of working immigrants were crucial to German society.

“If those working in Germany have to leave the country again because you are championing ‘remigration’,” Merz said, “then the skilled trades in Germany will no longer be able to function: not a single care home will remain open, not a single hospital in Germany will remain operational, and not a single restaurant in Germany will be able to stay in business.”

He said the AfD’s rhetoric, which propelled it to the strongest showing for a far-right party in a German state since the Nazi period, “is precisely what is dividing our society so deeply”.

The AfD has repeatedly called for large-scale expulsions of irregular migrants, a policy that would face stiff challenges under German law. » | Deborah Cole in Berlin | Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

Merkel warnt nach Sachsen-Anhalt vor dem Siegeszug des Bauchgefühls | ntv

Sep 8, 2026 | Von den Ergebnissen der Wahl in Sachsen-Anhalt zeigt sich Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel zutiefst betroffen. Der Triumph der AfD sei ein "wirklicher Einschnitt" der bundesdeutschen Geschichte. Merkel erläutert, wie nun ihrer Ansicht nach gesellschaftlich von hier an gehandelt werden sollte.

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