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 It has long been suspected that Russia has financially supported the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. But a Russian payment for a private jet to Moscow has now confirmed a link. https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/russian-payment-for-afd-leaders-private-jet-is-shocking-critics-say Tue, 22 May 2018 17:56:34 +0200 russian-payment-for-afd-leaders-private-jet-is-shocking-critics-say The former chairwoman of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Frauke Petry, has established the Blue Party, aiming to win over voters disenchanted by the far-right direction of the AfD. https://www.thelocal.de/20171013/former-afd-leader-petry-sets-up-new-party-hoping-for-more-success-than-predecessor Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:33:10 +0200 former-afd-leader-petry-sets-up-new-party-hoping-for-more-success-than-predecessor Germany's anti-immigration AfD wrapped up a fractious party congress Sunday by choosing a new team to lead it into a September general election, after dramatically sidelining its most prominent personality. https://www.thelocal.de/20170424/far-right-afd-picks-openly-gay-leader-for-election-battle Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:49:03 +0200 far-right-afd-picks-openly-gay-leader-for-election-battle Frauke Petry has become the face of a growing far-right movement in Germany. But only months before a national election, she is considering quitting. https://www.thelocal.de/20170330/far-right-leader-petry-considers-stepping-back-from-politics-afd Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:43:12 +0200 far-right-leader-petry-considers-stepping-back-from-politics-afd Anti-semitic comments made by a politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) have led to infighting at the top of the party, with one the party leaders splitting from his faction in a state parliament on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/right-wing-afd-tears-itself-apart-in-anti-semitism-row Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:45:23 +0200 right-wing-afd-tears-itself-apart-in-anti-semitism-row The far-right AfD party called for a "new Europe" and the resignation of the EU's top two politicians in the wake of the Brexit vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20160624/german-far-right-leader-calls-for-a-new-europe-brexit Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:02:25 +0200 german-far-right-leader-calls-for-a-new-europe-brexit Berlin-based journalist Musa Okwonga argues that the row over national footballer Jerome Boateng shows the AfD is a racist party - not the defenders of European culture they claim to be. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/battle-over-boateng-reveals-racism-of-the-afd Mon, 30 May 2016 12:01:05 +0200 battle-over-boateng-reveals-racism-of-the-afd Her right wing populist party’s electoral successes have struck the fear of God into the political mainstream. But Frauke Petry is now under investigation in Dresden for perjury. https://www.thelocal.de/20160525/far-right-leader-petry-under-investigated-for-perjury Wed, 25 May 2016 17:00:09 +0200 far-right-leader-petry-under-investigated-for-perjury The co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Jörg Meuthen, has blamed his fellow co-head Frauke Petry for the breakdown of a clear-the-air meeting with Muslim leaders on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/far-right-afd-turns-on-itself-over-collapsed-muslim-meet Tue, 24 May 2016 13:47:39 +0200 far-right-afd-turns-on-itself-over-collapsed-muslim-meet A convicted neo-Nazi terrorist was among the audience at a high-profile speech by Alternative For Germany (AfD) leader Frauke Petry on Sunday, with the right-wing populist party scrambling to distance itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20160517/convicted-neo-nazi-terrorist-attends-afd-munich-meeting Tue, 17 May 2016 10:40:49 +0200 convicted-neo-nazi-terrorist-attends-afd-munich-meeting 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 Germany’s EU commissioner caused a storm on Tuesday by talking about putting a gun to his head and pulling the trigger. We look at the most controversial political statements of the past 12 months. https://www.thelocal.de/20160216/id-blown-my-brains-out-german-politics-wackiest-statements Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:25:05 +0100 id-blown-my-brains-out-german-politics-wackiest-statements The ex-head of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) said that the party he founded has become ‘unbearable’, after its new leader advocated using firearms against refugees at the border. https://www.thelocal.de/20160202/afd-is-inhuman-cruel-and-unbearable-says-ex-leader Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:15:59 +0100 afd-is-inhuman-cruel-and-unbearable-says-ex-leader Right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) have come in for harsh criticism for bringing up the use of weapons against refugees at the German border. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/afd-stirs-outrage-with-comments-about-shooting-children Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:44:54 +0100 afd-stirs-outrage-with-comments-about-shooting-children Germany's eurosceptic right-wing populist AfD party created a storm Saturday by suggesting police "if need be" should threaten to shoot migrants seeking to enter the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20160131/border-police-should-threaten-to-shoot-migrants-afd Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:45:46 +0100 border-police-should-threaten-to-shoot-migrants-afd Supporters of deposed Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Bernd Lucke have confirmed their intention to establish a new political party, SWR reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150713/afd-rebels-to-set-up-new-party Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:02:01 +0200 afd-rebels-to-set-up-new-party Bernd Lucke founder of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) resigned his membership of the party on Wednesday evening after being voted out of the leadership at a party conference last weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/lucke-resigns-from-afd-citing-xenophobia Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:28:22 +0200 lucke-resigns-from-afd-citing-xenophobia Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ousted its co-founder and frontman Bernd Lucke on Saturday to elect a Frauke Petry as sole party leader, signalling a shift in focus to immigration from its anti-euro origins. https://www.thelocal.de/20150705/germanys-afd-heads-right-with-new-leader Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:08:18 +0200 germanys-afd-heads-right-with-new-leader