The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) officially launched an effort seeking to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, according to The ...

German intelligence labels AfD a confirmed right-wing extremist group. DPA. Fri, May 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM UTC. 1 min read. A view of a stand with the words "Alternative for Germany" and the AfD logo.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German ...

Leader of right-wing AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ...

The designation of the AfD as an extremist group may also boost talks to ban the party altogether, as some senior German party officials are suggesting and Musk warned about.

A far-right group that for some has evoked Germany’s Nazi past may be on the verge of becoming the strongest party for the first time in a state election.

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a political ban on the party.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party could join the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament after ...

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a political ban on the party.