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AfD, Germany

Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

The Washington Post on MSN · 23h

Germany’s far-right AfD still faces limits, despite election success

In national elections, the country’s far right looked set to become the second largest faction in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament — the best result by a German far-right party since before World War II.

Reuters · 5d

Germany's far-right AfD is shut out from power for now, but waiting in the wings

The Alternative for Germany still has pariah status among other major political parties in a country where far-right politics has long carried a stigma because of the Nazi past.

Conservatives win German election

BBC · 11h

Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Associated Press · 1d

Live updates: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative party, AfD. Early exit polls show AfD is headed for second place, while opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives are in the lead and Scholz’s party fell to third.

The Washington Post · 19h

Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest

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Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Fears after rise of far-right in eastern Germany leaves multicultural Berlin surrounded

Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the ...

Germany at a crossroads: the reprise of the far right – photo essay

Photographer Fabian Ritter has spent years documenting the rise of the far right. Recent events illustrate the growing ...

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How Germany's far-right is drawing in young voters

Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on course to become the second-largest player in the country’s parliament after Sunday’s ...

Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to block changes to debt brake

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, ...

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Germany’s historic election — in charts

The elections have highlighted the steady erosion in support for the so-called people’s parties — the CDU and the SPD — that have dominated Germany’s political life since 1949. Merz was aiming to ...

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