https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Friday said it was "right" for German leader Angela Merkel to rule out working with the far right, even after he did the opposite in his previous government. https://www.thelocal.de/20200215/austrias-kurz-backs-merkel-rejection-of-far-right Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:41:01 +0100 austrias-kurz-backs-merkel-rejection-of-far-right Several thousand people demonstrated Saturday in Erfurt, capital of Thuringia state in Germany's former communist east, where far-right lawmakers last week helped install a new state premier. https://www.thelocal.de/20200216/protesters-to-hit-the-streets-in-thuringia-against-far-right-deal Sun, 16 Feb 2020 03:58:32 +0100 protesters-to-hit-the-streets-in-thuringia-against-far-right-deal Despite attempts to constrain the rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), almost every second German (48 percent) expects the party to be involved in a state or even federal government within the next ten years. https://www.thelocal.de/20200211/almost-one-in-two-expect-afd-to-be-part-of-the-government-by-2030 Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:17:37 +0100 almost-one-in-two-expect-afd-to-be-part-of-the-government-by-2030 A leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Tuesday tried to link the devastating fire at Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral to rising "intolerance" against Christians in Europe, although French investigators believe the inferno was an accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20190416/germanys-afd-links-the-fire Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:49:49 +0200 germanys-afd-links-the-fire Germany's domestic intelligence will step up monitoring for political extremism of the far-right AfD party, sources said Tuesday, a blow to the party in a busy election year. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/germanys-intelligence-agency-to-step-up-surveillance-of-afd Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:35:06 +0100 germanys-intelligence-agency-to-step-up-surveillance-of-afd It is not only offices of the AfD which are full of people cursing Germany's traditional political parties and speaking out against refugees; Weidel, Gauland and their colleagues also have a loyal fan base lauding them on the internet. https://www.thelocal.de/20181109/we-dont-just-have-voters-we-have-fans-behind-the-scenes-of-the-afd Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:19:25 +0100 we-dont-just-have-voters-we-have-fans-behind-the-scenes-of-the-afd Cologne’s AfD office shares a kitchen and sanitation facilities with a refugee coordination office. Can this work out, or it is the material of the sitcom? Both parties have a very clear opinion about it. https://www.thelocal.de/20181102/cologne-coexistence-where-the-afd-and-the-refugee-agency-share-an-office Fri, 02 Nov 2018 07:58:08 +0100 cologne-coexistence-where-the-afd-and-the-refugee-agency-share-an-office The AfD has been dubbed "far-right" over the past year as it has taken on a tougher stance against immigration and made gains in state elections. But at what point does one call a group far-right? https://www.thelocal.de/20160927/how-far-right-are-the-afd Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:19:32 +0200 how-far-right-are-the-afd The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was backed by 16 percent of respondents in a new poll, which was a new high for the upstart populist party. https://www.thelocal.de/20160923/far-right-afd-reach-record-high-in-national-poll Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:14:35 +0200 far-right-afd-reach-record-high-in-national-poll The AfD party admitted this week that one of their newest elected politicians was once part of an extremist group. And his Facebook posts reveal more about his troubling thoughts on the Nazis. https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/presenting-berlins-new-afd-senator-ex-member-extremist-defence-league Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:02:56 +0200 presenting-berlins-new-afd-senator-ex-member-extremist-defence-league There's barely a refugee to be seen on the streets of northeastern Germany, but in campaigning for Sunday's regional election they feature everywhere - particularly at rallies of the populist, anti-migrant AfD party. https://www.thelocal.de/20160901/refugees-though-unseen-dominate-german-state-election-rallies-afd Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:11:12 +0200 refugees-though-unseen-dominate-german-state-election-rallies-afd The Leipzig branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has come under fire for seemingly using Nazi symbols on a campaign car. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/afd-in-leipzig-accused-of-using-nazi-symbols-on-campaign-car Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:01:43 +0200 afd-in-leipzig-accused-of-using-nazi-symbols-on-campaign-car One in four Germans would consider voting for an anti-euro party, according to a new survey - and a group of politicians are founding just such a party to stand in September's general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20130311/48467 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:46:00 +0100 48467