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Revelations that more than 100 extremists were employed by MPs from right-wing AfD spark security fears
Rather than dismiss rightwing movements as fleeting or in service of leaders, we may want to study more closely the root and effect of their ideology
Comments from top executive underline mounting unease within business community over resurgent AfD
Scholz calls Brexit an ‘economic disaster’ for UK in strong criticism of far-right party’s proposal for Germany to leave EU
AfD suffers in burgeoning backlash against extremism in local poll they had been expected to win
Ruling against far-right Homeland party coincides with big protests against AfD
Alternative for Germany chief Alice Weidel says she will hold a referendum on EU membership if elected
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against Alternative for Germany
Far-right ideologue’s secret meetings with Alternative for Germany politicians and benefactors have caused uproar
Growing popular anger is increasing government tensions and boosting support for far-right AfD
Olaf Scholz responds to reports of AfD politicians secretly meeting Austrian white supremacist
Alternative for Germany secures first town mayoralty amid federal government’s rising unpopularity
Hard-right parties make gains in Europe by exploiting fears that incomes and ways of life are under threat
Daniel Halemba charged with possessing Nazi material, which is banned in Germany and carries a prison sentence
Daniel Halemba was detained just before taking up his seat in Bavaria’s state parliament
Mainstream parties must address concerns that fuel support for the AfD
AfD polls well in affluent Hesse and Bavaria elections capitalising on resistance to immigration and frustration with Scholz’s coalition
Conservative opposition claims victory in Bavaria and Hesse while far right AfD gains support
Alternative for Germany is stoking anti-migrant sentiment in the town of Görlitz — and nationwide
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Industry concerned rise of anti-immigration movements in state of Saxony will hinder efforts to attract foreign talent
The party is becoming more disciplined as it senses power in some eastern states is within reach
CDU’s Friedrich Merz says his party could work with Alternative for Germany at local level
Saxony’s prime minister claims constitutional change to limit numbers of arrivals would help avert the rise of the far right
Elections in three states next year will test the popularity of Alternative for Germany in the former GDR
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