11/29/2025November 29, 2025 AfD youth party founding convention in Giessen draws protests A two-day founding convention of young members of the far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is drawing a massive crowd of opponents to the central German city of Giessen, a university town of 90,000 in the state of Hesse. “Young Alternative,” the … Read more
In Britain, Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK is also topping polls amid broad public dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government. While POLITICO’s Poll of Polls shows that Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats maintain a slight lead over the AfD in an aggregation of voter surveys, the far-right party has climbed since snagging almost 21 … Read more
The far-right party’s candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, tries to woo voters with her extreme views. Since its founding in 2013, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has become a major political force in Germany. The far-right party is polling second ahead of a general election next month. The party’s candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, … Read more
Daniel Halemba, 22, was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of having Nazi symbols. A newly elected lawmaker for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been arrested on suspicion of owning Nazi symbols. Prosecutors said Daniel Halemba, 22, was arrested in the Stuttgart area and is under investigation … Read more