Alternative For Germany

Hanau shooting: Germany to raise police presence after nine killed in racist attack; mosques to be under surveillance

Germany's top security official said Friday that authorities will step up the police presence throughout the country and keep a closer watch on mosques and other sites after the racially motivated shootings that killed nine people

Angela Merkel's handpicked successor bows out of race for chancellor, throws party further into crisis

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told leading members of the Christian Democratic Union that she won't be seeking the chancellorship in next year's election, upending Merkel's plans to hand her the reins after more than 15 years in power

German chancellor Angela Merkel's private information leaked online among hundreds of other politicians in massive data hack

Private data stolen from hundreds of German politicians including Chancellor Angela Merkel has been published online, the government said Friday, in a stunning breach of cyber security.

Refugee crisis seems to have brought out welcoming warmth among Germans

There can be little doubt that the overall response to what has been called the ‘refugee crisis’ has been far more welcoming in Germany than in most of the countries that border it.

Angela Merkel achieves breakthrough in German coalition deal after four months of uncertainty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday moved a step closer to forming a coalition government with her centre-left rivals, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), after four months of political uncertainty.

Far-Right European leaders gather in Prague amid tight security, Left-wing groups announce several protests

Europe's far-right leaders including Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders will gather for a controversial conference in Prague on Saturday

Pro-refugee German mayor Andreas Hollstein stabbed in suspected political attack

The mayor of a small town in western Germany known for pursuing liberal migrant policies was stabbed in the neck at a kebab shop on Monday evening and seriously hurt in an attack that officials suspected was politically motivated.

Thousands march in Berlin against far-right AfD's debut in German parliament; decry racism, Islamophobia

Thousands of demonstrators marched Sunday in Berlin, in protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany's debut in parliament next week

Angela Merkel agrees to cap Germany's refugee intake at 200,000 a year; seeks to unite allies ahead of tough coalition talks

Two weeks after winning elections with a reduced majority, Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to limit Germany's refugee intake in a bid to unite her conservative camp ahead of tough coalition talks to form a new government.

Angela Merkel wins fourth term, but her 'politics of consensus' is to be blamed for rise of the Right in Germany

On the face of it, Alternative for Germany's (AFD) march into the heart of German democracy coincides with the similar march of the Right-wing across Europe