The Local Germany 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 Police fear violence as AfD picks new leaders and protesters rally Police are bracing for potentially violent street protests on Saturday when the far-right Alternative for Germany gathers to elect new leadership. https://www.thelocal.de/20171202/german-far-right-to-pick-new-leaders-as-protesters-rally Sat, 02 Dec 2017 04:49:46 +0100 german-far-right-to-pick-new-leaders-as-protesters-rally Former AfD leader Petry charged on suspicion of perjury The public prosecutor’s office in Dresden, Saxony, has filed charges against former Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Frauke Petry on suspicion of false oath. https://www.thelocal.de/20171004/far-right-leader-frauke-petry-charged-on-suspicion-of-perjury Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:48:29 +0200 far-right-leader-frauke-petry-charged-on-suspicion-of-perjury Petry, co-leader of far-right AfD, to quit party altogether as strife deepens The Islamophobic and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) was dealt further setbacks on Tuesday as its co-leader said she was leaving the party, prompting more defections of local MPs. https://www.thelocal.de/20170926/co-leader-of-far-right-afd-petry-quits-as-party-strife-deepens Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:47:44 +0200 co-leader-of-far-right-afd-petry-quits-as-party-strife-deepens Far-right leader Petry set to lose immunity as perjury probe looms The Immunity Committee in Saxony recommended lifting the immunity of right-wing politician Frauke Petry on Thursday over a year after accusations she committed perjury began. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/state-committee-in-saxony-votes-to-lift-far-right-leader-petrys-immunity Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:23:37 +0200 state-committee-in-saxony-votes-to-lift-far-right-leader-petrys-immunity AfD and anti-Islam Pegida group hold side-by-side rallies for first time The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the anti-Islam Pegida movement both held demos in Dresden at the same place on Monday, raising questions about the groups coming closer together. https://www.thelocal.de/20170509/afd-and-anti-islam-pegida-group-hold-side-by-side-rallies-for-first-time Tue, 09 May 2017 13:18:54 +0200 afd-and-anti-islam-pegida-group-hold-side-by-side-rallies-for-first-time AfD leader says she will not run in September election The AfD’s Frauke Petry announced via Facebook video on Wednesday that she will not be running as the party's lead candidate in September's national election. https://www.thelocal.de/20170419/afd-leader-says-she-will-not-run-in-september-election Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:13:05 +0200 afd-leader-says-she-will-not-run-in-september-election How infighting has left far-right AfD sweating with elections on horizon With seven months until German elections, support for the right-wing populist AfD party has slipped from highs seen during the mass migrant influx to single digits in the polls, alarming its divided leadership. https://www.thelocal.de/20170228/germanys-divided-anti-migrant-afd-alarmed-by-poll-dip Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:51:59 +0100 germanys-divided-anti-migrant-afd-alarmed-by-poll-dip Here's what you should know about the meeting of Europe's right-wing populists Emboldened by the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's US election win, these right-wing populists are hoping to capitalize on rising resentment against the establishment and alarm over immigration to shake up the political landscape on the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20170119/europes-right-wing-populists-to-flex-muscles-in-germany-meeting Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:14:36 +0100 europes-right-wing-populists-to-flex-muscles-in-germany-meeting Merkel's approval rate surges after hitting 5-year low Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval rating jumped 9 percentage points in a new poll, after she fell to a five-year low last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20161007/merkels-approval-sees-resurgence-after-hitting-5-year-low Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:41:20 +0200 merkels-approval-sees-resurgence-after-hitting-5-year-low Disgust as AfD leader likens immigrants to compost heap AfD leader Frauke Petry has come under fire for predicting a sort of clash of civilizations and comparing Germany's multicultural society to a "compost heap". https://www.thelocal.de/20161006/afd-leader-under-fire-for-saying-diverse-lands-are-like-compost-heap Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:25:57 +0200 afd-leader-under-fire-for-saying-diverse-lands-are-like-compost-heap AfD's Petry bashes 'Mutti Merkel' over childlessness A few days before the Berlin election, Frauke Petry, head of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) said Chancellor Angela Merkel is a worse leader because she doesn't have children. https://www.thelocal.de/20160915/petry-bashes-mutti-merkel-over-childlessness Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:14:44 +0200 petry-bashes-mutti-merkel-over-childlessness AfD battles to use beer hall that launched Hitler's career Right-wing populist party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has refused to accept a ban from the Munich beer hall where Adolf Hitler gave one of his first political speeches. https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/afd-launches-battle-to-use-hitlers-beer-hall Mon, 09 May 2016 13:16:10 +0200 afd-launches-battle-to-use-hitlers-beer-hall Right-wing AfD leader verboten in Munich beer hall The manager of a Bavarian beer hall has cancelled an event where AfD leader Frauke Petry was set to speak, saying he won't tolerate the "right-wing mindset". https://www.thelocal.de/20160506/bavarian-beer-hall-right-wing-afd-leader-is-verboten Fri, 06 May 2016 13:21:38 +0200 bavarian-beer-hall-right-wing-afd-leader-is-verboten