Germany – AfD party

The right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has opened up a commanding lead in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, according to a new poll, highlighting the continuing rise of the party across the country.

The survey places the AfD at 37%, 15 percentage points ahead of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke, which stands at 22%.

German prosecutors have charged two men with aggravated assault over the attack of an Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) councillor, including one suspect identified by German media as a local Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician. The case and the filed charges reflect increasing political violence against right-wing politicians.

Tweet translation – Norbert Raatz (AfD council member in the Hürth city council). He was repeatedly attacked by an SPD council member and faction leader, Lukas Gottschalk.

Norbert Raatz (Ratsmitglied der AfD im Hürther Stadtrat). Er wurde mehrfach von einem SPD-Ratsmitglied und Fraktionsvorsitzenden, Lukas Gottschalk, angegriffen.😡

#NiewiederGewaltgegenAfDler#Gewaltfreidemokratie#sowashatniemand verdient pic.twitter.com/GZXS2nu7XM

— AfD im Westen (@bootzip2) December 22, 2024

Parliamentary police in Berlin were called to investigate AfD lawmakers after they displayed a large German national flag from a Bundestag office overlooking an anti-government protest, triggering accusations of political double standards.

The incident occurred on Monday, June 8th, as demonstrators marched through the German capital calling for the resignation of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government and demanding a series of political reforms.

According to recent German government data, the number of violent attacks against politicians surged by 28% in 2025, with the national conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) bearing the brunt of the violence.

Out of 183 recorded violent crimes targeting politicians last year, 121 were directed at AfD representatives.

The minority government of Saxony, led by Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU), has enacted a new code of conduct designed to ensure the constitutional loyalty of the state’s public workforce.

Following the Saxony intelligence agency’s classification of the local chapter of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” the regional interior ministry is mandating heightened scrutiny for civil servants and public employees who maintain ties to the party.

Schools in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt have barred pupils from undertaking work placements with the regional parliamentary group of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), triggering a row over political neutrality in education.

The restrictions apply to the annual “Girls’ and Boys’ Day” (also known as Zukunftstag), a nationwide initiative that allows students to gain short-term work experience in businesses, public institutions, and political offices.

Germany’s declining establishment parties are again undermining the very institutions they pretend to defend in order to limit the capabilities of the rising Alternative for Germany (AfD).

In Rhineland-Palatinate, in the southwest of the country, where the populist party recently secured a record election result, the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens are teaming up to alter the constitution. They want to change the rules for parliamentary inquiry committees so as to block the AfD from convening investigative committees of their own.

German right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) wants to see the Nord Stream gas pipeline back online and also proposes reactivating nuclear power.

That is the content of a position paper presented by the party’s parliamentary group, according to Welt. The proposal, seen by AFP, states:

We will further diversify the supply of gas and oil in Germany’s interest, avoid new import dependencies, and enable the commissioning of existing supply routes such as the Nord Stream pipeline.