6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (96+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Ulrich Siegmund and his Alternative for Germany party sent tremors through establishment…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (149+ words) “During the coronavirus pandemic, a little-known German state lawmaker with an upbeat patter and a telegenic smile started railing on TikTok against pandemic regulations. Complaining about masks, vaccinations and other government requirements that he deemed ‘crazy,’ the lawmaker attracted millions…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) On Sunday, voters in Saxony-Anhalt will decide whether the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will, for the first time, provide the minister-president of a German federal state. The consequences would be a surge in violence against migrants, Jews and the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (135+ words) “Germany’s anti-immigration, nationalist AfD looks set to emerge as the dominant party in key state elections this weekend, cementing its rise and reshaping of the country’s politics. Recent polling published by Die Zeit showed, however, that the party will fall…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) “Just days before the far-right AfD clinches a possible election triumph, German executives are warning of the economic damage that its extremism might wreak,” Bloomberg reports. “The party is on track to win the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (636+ words) Ten years later, she split with the Left Party and founded the Bund Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), after discovering her affection for tradition, homeland and a strong nation state, and railed against refugees and migrants. Wagenknecht is now taking a further…...

4+ week, 4+ min ago   (127+ words) “In a few weeks, Germany’s far-right party — Alternative for Germany, better known as AfD — could become a governing party of a German state for the first time. The stakes go far beyond the one state — and likely beyond Europe,” NOTUS…...