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Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) was founded in 2013 by economists and conservatives who opposed euro-zone bailouts, before pivoting decisively toward migration restriction and populist nationalism after 2015. In the February 2025 German federal elections it became Germany's second-largest party with around twenty percent of the vote. AfD forms the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group in the European Parliament, having been expelled from the Identity and Democracy group in 2024.
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Alice Weidel has been AfD's parliamentary co-leader since 2017 and party co-chairwoman since 2022. Born in 1979, she holds a doctorate in economics and worked in investment banking before entering politics. She ran as AfD's chancellor candidate in the 2025 federal election, in which AfD became Germany's second-largest party. Her disciplined, media-savvy approach has been central to AfD's mainstream breakthrough.
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Tino Chrupalla has served as AfD's federal co-chairman since 2019, sharing the party leadership with Alice Weidel. Born in 1975 in Saxony, he was a master painter before entering politics. He represents AfD's more working-class, east German base and has focused on social and economic issues alongside the party's signature migration stance.
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Latest News
German Catholic bishops have warned voters against supporting the AfD party before regional elections, with Archbishop Koch stating the Church…
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SEP 4, 2026
Germany's CDU faces deepening internal divisions over coalition strategy in Saxony-Anhalt as the right-wing AfD leads polls days before Sunday's…
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SEP 3, 2026
A taxpayer-funded democracy program in Germany showed elementary schoolchildren AI-generated dystopian images of cities under AfD rule before a mock…
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SEP 2, 2026
A senior AfD politician's dismissive remarks about alleged Russian weapons caches in Romania have sparked internal criticism and renewed questions…
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SEP 2, 2026
Television host Peter Hahne rejected Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warnings about economic damage from a potential AfD government, arguing businesses are…
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SEP 1, 2026
A German court rejected incitement charges against AfD lawmaker Vanessa Behrendt over social media posts, reducing allegations to petty offenses,…
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AUG 31, 2026
A 15-year AI analysis of Germany's ARD broadcaster found commentary favored left-wing parties, with Greens scoring highest and Alternative for…
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AUG 29, 2026
Nearly half of German women now refuse to date men who support conservative parties, reflecting a growing political divide between…
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AUG 28, 2026
German government data shows foreign nationals suspected of sexual offences more than doubled since 2000, rising 148.2 percent, while the…
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AUG 28, 2026
Germany deported only 121 Afghans and three Syrians in the first seven months of 2026 despite roughly 15,300 deportation-eligible Afghans…
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AUG 28, 2026
Germany's BSW party founder Sahra Wagenknecht called parts of the federal government right-wing extremist while urging respect for AfD electoral…
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AUG 28, 2026
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister-President Sven Schulze and AfD challenger Ulrich Siegmund clashed in a heated debate over extremism allegations and insider support…
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AUG 27, 2026
A new poll shows Muslim voters in Germany favor left-wing parties while the AfD leads at 29 percent among the…
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AUG 25, 2026
Ulrich Siegmund's potential breakthrough as Germany's first AfD minister-president in Saxony-Anhalt draws comparisons to Jörg Haider's 1989 rise as Austria's…
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AUG 21, 2026
A Berlin teachers' union is mobilizing members against potential AfD district officials, with its leader claiming without evidence the party…
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AUG 20, 2026
A German hospice worker was fired after 15 years for running as an Alternative for Germany party candidate in local…
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AUG 19, 2026
Berlin's Volksbühne theatre director plans to turn the publicly funded institution into an anti-AfD platform after controversy over a cancelled…
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AUG 18, 2026
Two major polls show Germany's AfD holding a commanding eight-point lead over the CDU/CSU Union at 28 percent ahead of…
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AUG 18, 2026
A German magazine's cover branding an AfD leader as dangerous backfired when the politician turned it into campaign material, demonstrating…
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AUG 17, 2026
German comedian Dieter Hallervorden sparked controversy by calling opposition to the AfD party "pest control" in a TikTok video ahead…
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AUG 17, 2026
A far-left Berlin activist has demanded the CDU apologize, donate over one million euros, and undergo anti-racism training after a…
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AUG 13, 2026
A prominent German historian warns the CDU's firewall strategy against the AfD may collapse by autumn, potentially splitting the party…
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AUG 11, 2026
A German left-wing group has issued guidance instructing supporters how to persuade friends and family not to vote for the…
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AUG 10, 2026
At least 548 equality officers now monitor state personnel policy across Germany, up from 369 in 2020, with only women…
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AUG 10, 2026