#Gravitas In a major setback for the Alternative for Germany, or AfD party. A top court in Bavaria has allowed German intelligence agencies to continue spying on the party.  


Germany's Top Court Rules State Can Spy on Country’s Right-Wing Party Afd

World: German government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann said, “It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election.” 

Germany accuses Elon Musk of 'trying to influence' elections with AfD endorsements

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Germany won a landmark first regional vote on Sunday (Sept 1) in the former East German state of Thuringia, exit polls showed, in a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of national elections in 2025.

Regional elections in Germany: Far-right heading for win in east, exit polls show

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on Monday (Sept 2) celebrating a landmark win in a regional vote. AfD topped the polls for the first time ever in the former East German state of Thuringia with around 33 per cent of the vote and was headed for a close second place in neighbouring Saxony.

Regional elections in Germany: AfD celebrates landmark win, Scholz urges exclusion of far-right

In pics | Around 300,000 Germans march against the right wing AfD party over its anti-immigration agenda

German lawmaker and deputy leader of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Beatrix von Storch was smeared with faeces during an event, she and the police said, on Saturday (August 26), reported German news outlet Deutsche Welle (DW).

‘Disgusting attack’: Man smears dog faeces on German lawmaker, detained

The far-right party AFD has won a district council election for the first time with Robert Sesselmann elected in Sonneberg. AFD has drifted to the right over the years and faces increasing scrutiny from Germany's domestic intelligence agency.

Germany's far-right party AFD wins first governing post

The German government's domestic intelligence agency has been given the right to spy on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after a court ruled Tuesday that the party is a suspected threat to democracy.

German domestic intelligence agency gets green-light to spy on far-right, extremist AfD party

Germans in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt are heading to the polls on Sunday, with the far-right posing a tough challenge to Angela Merkel's conservatives in the final major test before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor.

Final vote test in Germany ahead of post-Merkel-era election

Germany has flagged its largest opposition party AFD as an extremist group. Germany's domestic intelligence service formerly placed the far-right party under surveillance.

Germany: Far-right AFD party flagged as suspected extremist group

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has placed the far-right Alternative for Germany under observation as a potential threat to the country’s democracy, officials said Wednesday, setting the stage for a battle between the state and a party that is the main opposition in Parliament.

Germany places far-right AfD party under surveillance for extremism

Anti-Semitic offences rose almost 10 per cent in Germany last year, and violent attacks were up more than 60 per cent, crime statistics showed Wednesday. Police recorded 1,646 offences motivated by hatred against Jews, said a government answer to a request by far-left Die Linke party lawmaker Petra Pau.

Germany anti-Semitic offences up sharply in 2018: Government

A regional lawmaker for the party quit late Tuesday after stating Holocaust denial is a legitimate expression of opinion

Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party embroiled in row over anti-Semitism

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