Showing posts with label AfD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AfD. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Holocaust-Überlebende Charlotte Knobloch erlebt ein Déja-vu
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Elon Musk's Masterplan Is Coming Together in Real Time
I'm Extremely Worried by Extremists That Win Elections in Europe: Luxembourg's PM Luc Frieden
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
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
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.
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
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).
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
Jesse Dollemore: Trump Celebrates Germany's Far-Right Party Win by Invoking Hitler
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
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
« Remigration » des Ukrainiens, apprentissage du russe, levée des sanctions... Le programme pro-Kremlin de l’AfD en Saxe-Anhalt
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Largement en tête de l’élection régionale dans le Land, Alternative für Deutschland prône la normalisation des échanges commerciaux avec Moscou et réserve un traitement particulièrement dur aux Ukrainiens réfugiés en Allemagne.
Sur la Russie, l’AfD ne parle pas tout à fait d’une même voix. La ligne à tenir face à Moscou divise la formation allemande d’extrême droite, jusque dans ses plus hautes sphères. À la fin de l’année 2025, la participation de plusieurs élus à une conférence à Sotchi avait ainsi provoqué de fortes tensions internes. Ses deux dirigeants incarnent ces nuances : Tino Chrupalla cultive une proximité assumée avec le Kremlin, quand Alice Weidel, tout en défendant une normalisation des échanges avec la Russie, mise davantage sur un rapprochement avec Donald Trump. L’AfD de Saxe-Anhalt et son dirigeant Ulrich Siegmund appartiennent au premier de ces deux groupes, sans aucun doute.
Dans ce Land de 2,1 millions d’habitants de l’ex-RDA, le parti a enregistré dimanche 6 septembre la plus large victoire de l’extrême droite en Allemagne depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sur la base d’un projet ouvertement prorusse. Le vaste et dense « programme de gouvernement » publié en début d’année plaide ainsi pour une « normalisation des relations commerciales germano-russes ». Celle-ci passe, d’abord, par la levée des sanctions contre la Russie, jugées « néfastes », en ce qu’elles ont « durement affecté l’économie locale ». « Avant le conflit ukrainien, la Russie était l’un des principaux partenaires commerciaux de la Saxe-Anhalt. Suite aux sanctions imposées par l’UE à la Russie en 2022, les échanges commerciaux entre les entreprises saxonnes-anhaltaines et russes sont quasiment à l’arrêt », est-il expliqué. » | Par Adrien Bez | mardi 8 septembre 2026
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Global Ripples from a Small German Election | DW News
Donald Tusk Slams Poles Who Celebrate German Far-right Election Win | DW News
Sep 8, 2026 | Some of Germany's neighbours have also been reacting to the AfD's shock victory in the Saxony-Anhalt regional election. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk posted on X: "In Poland, only idiots or traitors can rejoice at the triumph of the AfD in Germany."
We get the view of DW correspondent Michal Gostkiewicz. And one of Germany's leading pollsters, Roland Abold, breaks down the election results.
We get the view of DW correspondent Michal Gostkiewicz. And one of Germany's leading pollsters, Roland Abold, breaks down the election results.
Monday, September 07, 2026
German Far-right's Breakthrough Shakes Europe to Its Core • FRANCE 24 English
Sep 7, 2026 | Not enough to win outright but enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alternative für Deutschland trouncing the ruling conservatives in the impoverished former East German region of Saxony-Anhalt. We’ll ask about the consequences of voting for an anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party that wants schools to teach less about the ills of Hitler and more the glory of Bismarck.
Will Sunday’s result further fuel the momentum of the far-right in places like Sweden which votes next Sunday or here in France where the far-right’s the odds-on favourite in next spring’s presidential election? Here you see the president of Marine Le Pen’s party Jordan Bardella who, after dropping in on Nigel Farage Reform UK party, was invited to speak to Italian business leaders at a weekend forum. A further normalization of a party that once seemed fringe?
As for the mainstream, be it France or Germany, what’s it got to offer to win back voters from MAGA and Putin-backed formations? You might ask who is on shakier ground: Germany’s Friedrich Merz or France’s Emmanuel Macron?
Will Sunday’s result further fuel the momentum of the far-right in places like Sweden which votes next Sunday or here in France where the far-right’s the odds-on favourite in next spring’s presidential election? Here you see the president of Marine Le Pen’s party Jordan Bardella who, after dropping in on Nigel Farage Reform UK party, was invited to speak to Italian business leaders at a weekend forum. A further normalization of a party that once seemed fringe?
As for the mainstream, be it France or Germany, what’s it got to offer to win back voters from MAGA and Putin-backed formations? You might ask who is on shakier ground: Germany’s Friedrich Merz or France’s Emmanuel Macron?
How Will the Far-right AfD's Electoral Rise Impact Germany? | Inside Story
Sep 7, 2026 | The Alternative for Germany is on top in Sunday's election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, with about 44 percent of the vote. It's benefited from voters' economic concerns and anger over immigration. The party is also leading in national polls. But Germany's domestic intelligence agency has classified its branch in Saxony-Anhalt as a proven right-wing extremist group, a label the AfD rejects. Chancellor Friedrich Merz insists there can be no co-operation with the AfD, and mainstream German parties have been maintaining a 'firewall' against forming coalitions with the far-right. But it's not clear if the strategy will hold.
Presenter: Rishaad Salamat
Guests:
Olaf Boehnke - Berlin Director of the political consultancy Rasmussen Global and former Senior Advisor in the German Bundestag
Max Otte - Founder of Privatinvestor Capital and a 2022 German presidential candidate
Ulrich Brueckner - Professor of European Studies at Stanford University in Berlin
Presenter: Rishaad Salamat
Guests:
Olaf Boehnke - Berlin Director of the political consultancy Rasmussen Global and former Senior Advisor in the German Bundestag
Max Otte - Founder of Privatinvestor Capital and a 2022 German presidential candidate
Ulrich Brueckner - Professor of European Studies at Stanford University in Berlin
The Far-right Win Big in Germany - and It's Sending Shockwaves through Europe
Sep 7, 2026 | Germany’s far-right party has won a major victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, although it remains to be seen whether the AfD will be able to form a government there.
Nevertheless, the result has sent shockwaves not only through Germany, but across Europe too. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, a far-right party could gain power in a German state.
Why is the AfD surging? How much is its success being driven by immigration, economic frustration and anger at the political establishment? And what could its rise mean for Germany’s relationship with Russia, NATO and the EU?
Matt Frei is joined by author and commentator John Kampfner and Dr Sarah Wagner, a researcher in political science at Queen’s University Belfast, to examine whether this is a political blip or a watershed moment for Germany and Europe.
Nevertheless, the result has sent shockwaves not only through Germany, but across Europe too. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, a far-right party could gain power in a German state.
Why is the AfD surging? How much is its success being driven by immigration, economic frustration and anger at the political establishment? And what could its rise mean for Germany’s relationship with Russia, NATO and the EU?
Matt Frei is joined by author and commentator John Kampfner and Dr Sarah Wagner, a researcher in political science at Queen’s University Belfast, to examine whether this is a political blip or a watershed moment for Germany and Europe.
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