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About
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 authorities are excluding AfD opposition candidates from local elections by declaring them lacking in "constitutional loyalty," with at least…
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AUG 9, 2026
A Thuringia anti-discrimination network received over 1.4 million euros in state funding despite lacking financial reports, maintaining Left Party ties,…
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AUG 6, 2026
A youth activist from Germany's Alternative for Germany party was attacked by masked left-wing extremists at a nationalist event in…
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AUG 1, 2026
A German professor argues that excluding the Alternative für Deutschland from power has deepened social divisions and advocates for pragmatic…
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JUL 31, 2026
Germany's deportations fell 18 percent in the first half of 2026 to 9,663 people, down from over 11,800 in the…
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JUL 31, 2026
A German federal parliamentarian from the AfD was barred from running in a Lower Saxony district election based on intelligence…
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JUL 24, 2026
A Lower Saxony election commission refused immediate approval for an AfD mayoral candidate, triggering a constitutional review under a new…
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JUL 24, 2026
A senior CDU official rejected dialogue with the AfD despite Saxony's premier calling for engagement, citing the party's incompatibility resolution…
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JUL 23, 2026
German states are planning for potential upheaval as polling shows the Alternative for Germany party could win two eastern states…
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JUL 23, 2026
A Berlin café owner sparked controversy by refusing service to a customer she believed supported the AfD party, vowing never…
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JUL 20, 2026
Germany's political establishment increasingly attacks AfD voters ahead of state elections, with President Steinmeier and media figures questioning the democratic…
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JUL 20, 2026
The Alternative for Germany party has unveiled a ten-point programme for its first 100 days in office if it wins…
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JUL 19, 2026
Junge Freiheit criticizes segments of Germany's right wing for romanticizing Russia and distorting Ukraine war realities by portraying Putin as…
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JUL 17, 2026
Thuringia's state parliament has scheduled a September 30, 2026 hearing to examine banning the Alternative for Germany party, though only…
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JUL 16, 2026
Germany's public broadcaster ZDF faces criticism for alleged left-wing bias after airing old footage from a taxpayer-funded migrant festival instead…
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JUL 16, 2026
German lawmakers were reprimanded for waving the national flag from a parliamentary balcony because authorities deemed it expressed support for…
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JUL 16, 2026
AfD parliamentarian Matthias Moosdorf's new book calls for breaking left-wing dominance in German culture through a conservative renaissance emphasizing beauty,…
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JUL 12, 2026
Germany's cultural establishment fears Alternative for Germany's electoral gains in eastern states may threaten public funding and impose restrictions on…
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JUL 12, 2026
Feminist publisher Alice Schwarzer says Germany's integration failures and refusal to address women's safety concerns are driving voters to the…
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JUL 6, 2026
Germany's AfD leader Alice Weidel publicly rejected her party's regional platform describing non-traditional families negatively, highlighting tensions between national leadership…
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JUL 6, 2026
Conservative journalists covering protests against Germany's AfD party congress in Erfurt were violently attacked by masked left-wing extremists who deliberately…
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JUL 6, 2026
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF are criticized for downplaying violent attacks by left-wing extremists on conservative journalists at an…
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JUL 6, 2026
German conservative outlet Apollo News had its Berlin offices vandalized by Antifa activists who glued locks and spray-painted graffiti demanding…
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JUL 6, 2026
Violent far-left Antifa militants clashed with police and attacked journalists outside the Alternative for Germany party conference in Erfurt as…
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JUL 5, 2026