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Protesters drown out live interview with far-right AfD party leader Alice Weidel

Far-right leader Alice Weidel's scheduled "summer interview" was drowned out by raucous demonstrators.

Euronews

Germany's AfD accuses Chancellor Merz of election fraud as it bids to reform image

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other parties in the Bundestag are willing to cooperate with it.

Euronews

‘Preaching water, drinking wine’: Austrians mock far-right MPs for lucrative side jobs

Legislators from the Freedom party, which presents itself as the voice of ordinary people, top the parliamentary rich list

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German secret services await ruling on AfD ‘extremist organisation’ label

Germany's domestic intelligence agency was on Friday waiting for judges to decide if they could go ahead with their plan to classify the far-right Alternative for Germany party as an extremist movement.

Radio France Internationale

Plan for windfarm in German ‘fairytale forest’ stokes green energy culture war

Far right accused of misinformation over turbines at Reinhardswald, which has left local people divided

The Guardian - UK

Germany's intelligence agency suspends AfD party's 'extremist' classification

The far-right party filed a lawsuit against the extremism designation and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution says it will suspend the categorisation pending litigation.

Euronews

AfD sues over ‘extremist’ classification; Germany rejects US criticism

‘We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped,’ Germany’s foreign ministry says.

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German far-right AfD party files lawsuit over 'right-wing extremist' designation

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution last week designated the AfD as a right-wing extremist organisation, meaning authorities can step up their surveillance of the party.

Euronews

Germany's intelligence service moves against far-right AfD, sets off quarrel with US

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a diplomatic spat with the United States.

Radio France Internationale

Rubio mocked for calling German policy ‘tyranny in disguise’ and backing extremist AfD party

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classifies far-right party Alternative for Germany as a ‘proven right-wing extremist organization’

The Independent UK

Germany's AfD Dealt Blow With Right-wing Extremist Label

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned.

International Business Times

German spy agency labels AfD as ‘confirmed rightwing extremist’ force

Upgrade from ‘suspected’ threat will mean greater surveillance of party that came second in last election

The Guardian - UK

Germany is now deporting pro-Palestine EU citizens. This is a chilling new step

The country’s so-called political centre has licensed a new era of authoritarianism – to the AfD’s delight, says Hanno Hauenstein, a Berlin-based journalist

The Guardian - UK

How AfD’s Alice Weidel went from German pariah to top opposition figure

When the newly elected Bundestag meets for the first time this week, far-right Weidel, who lives in Switzerland with her Sri Lankan-born wife, will lead its largest opposition party

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The Independent UK

Who are the AfD? Germany’s new far-right opposition and the subject of Elon Musk’s infatuation

The success of the far-right AfD is a ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, the winner of Germany’s election warns

The Independent UK

How Germany voted: Election results map shows far-right AfD surge in East as CDU win most seats

The conservative alliance led by Feidrich Merz took the most seats in the German Bundestag, but Alice Weidel’s far-right AfD is close behind.

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk congratulates AfD’s Alice Weidel on far-right gains in German election

Far-right party co-leader says billionaire called her personally after it came second in Sunday’s poll

The Guardian - UK

Germany election: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ motto

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Fortune

Trump claims German election results vindicate his agenda. The winners disagree

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one day having to say that."

Al Jazeera

Charting the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

The AfD doubles its vote share to 20.8 percent in weekend elections and becomes Germany’s second-largest party.

The Independent UK

Friedrich Merz: Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel?

Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself

Al Jazeera

German election: Who won, who lost and what’s next?

Christian Democrats came first. But the far right and the left were the biggest gainers.

The Guardian - UK

Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU may have won the German election, but all eyes are on the far-right AfD after its huge gains, say Fatma Aydemir, Katja Hoyer and others

Al Jazeera

World reacts to Merz’ German election win amid warnings on far-right surge

Global leaders congratulate conservative leader Friedrich Merz, but others focus on the success of the AfD.

Evening Standard

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz calls for European 'independence from US' as he blasts Trump and Musk

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’

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