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Hans Pfeifer

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Germany's far-right AfD looks to capitalize on snap election

Amid Germany's collapsing coalition government, the far-right, anti-immigration AfD party may get the snap election it has demanded for months. Though...

08.11.2024 10

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Hans Pfeifer

What can stop the rise of populism in Germany and elsewhere?

Populist parties are on the rise in Germany as they are all over the world. What can open societies do to protect democracy?

26.10.2024 30

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

What can stop the rise of populism?

Populist parties are on the rise in Germany as they are all over the world. What can open societies do to protect democracy?

26.10.2024 100

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

Germany: Far-right AfD sparks chaos in state parliament

Classified as "extremist" by the domestic intelligence agency, the anti-immigrant populist Alternative for Germany party in Thuringia is now...

27.09.2024 40

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German AfD taps into young voters' fears, disillusionment

More and more young Germans support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. It capitalizes on their pessimistic outlook and...

25.09.2024 40

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

The AfD and young voters: Anxiety and disappointment

More and more young people in Germany are voting for the far-right AfD. Experts have said that this comes from a mixture of disappointment in politics...

25.09.2024 100

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AfD's Björn Höcke: A 'fascist' wins election in Thuringia

Björn Höcke, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Thuringia, is aiming to take the reins in 2024. Analysts...

02.09.2024 40

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

The AfD's Björn Höcke: A 'fascist' wins election

Björn Höcke, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Thuringia, is aiming to take the reins in 2024. Analysts...

02.09.2024 50

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Hans Pfeifer

Germany's AfD leaders face strife at conference

The far-right AfD won the second-highest share of votes in the EU election in Germany, but many party members still aren't happy.

28.06.2024 100

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Hans Pfeifer

Chemnitz: A stronghold of Germany's far-right AfD

In almost all of eastern Germany, the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the strongest political force. Even in Chemnitz,...

17.06.2024 100

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Far-right leader Björn Höcke suffers defeat in court

The firebrand AfD leader of the eastern state of Thuringia was found guilty of intentionally using a banned Nazi slogan. This adds another chapter to...

14.05.2024 60

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Germany: Far-right leader on trial for using Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, a leading member of the far-right Alternative für Germany party (AfD) is to stand trial charged for using a banned Nazi slogan. The...

17.04.2024 40

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Hans Pfeifer

Germany: Far-right leader on trial for using Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, a leading member of the far-right Alternative für Germany party (AfD) is to stand trial charged for using a banned Nazi slogan. The...

17.04.2024 40

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

Germany's far-right AfD polling high, despite legal scrutiny

Experts have said Germany's far-right AfD party is becoming more tolerant of its radical members, even if they are accused of committing criminal...

13.04.2024 40

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Hans Pfeifer

Germany's AfD on TikTok: The political battle for the youth

More and more politicians are courting young voters on TikTok. In Germany, one party is more active than any other: the far-right Alternative for...

31.03.2024 40

Deutsche Welle

Hans Pfeifer

Germany's Greens become boogeyman at farmer protests

Urban, academic and cosmopolitan: The Greens could be seen as the natural opposite of many German farmers. Increasingly, however, the agricultural...

29.02.2024 80

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Why Germany's far-right AfD youth wing faces a ban

The so-called Young Alternative is the radical youth wing of Germany's far-right AfD party. Courts have deemed the organization...

25.02.2024 40

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Hans Pfeifer

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