The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has called for the withdrawal of all US soldiers from the country.
Tino Chrupalla, the far-Right party’s co-leader, told a meeting on Saturday that it was time to remove allied troops and nuclear weapons from Germany in order to pursue an “independent” foreign policy.
“Let’s start implementing this with the withdrawal of US troops from Germany,” he told supporters in Saxony.
Long a popular opinion in Germany, it may hasten the end of NATO.
The regional elections taking place this weekend in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate have become a more significant political event than usual.
Pre-election polls suggest that Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) could obtain around one fifth of the vote, more than double the result achieved in 2021, when it remained at around 8%.
A court in Cologne has dealt a significant blow to Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, ruling that it may not, for now, classify the opposition Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” organisation.
In a decision published on Thursday, February 26th, the Administrative Court said that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) must await the outcome of the main legal proceedings before treating the party as “gesichert rechtsextremistisch”—a designation that would allow expanded surveillance powers and further embolden calls for a party ban.
The anti-immigrant Pro-Germany Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a commanding lead in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as voters across several regions are set to cast their ballots in a bumper election year.
The AfD topped a representative survey by pollsters Forsa in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 37%, followed by the Social Democrats (SPD), who lead the current state government, with 23%.
The vote comes as prosecutions under the statute surge and critics warn the law is being used to shield those in power from public scrutiny.
The German parliament has rejected a proposal by the right-wing AfD to abolish Section 188 of the Criminal Code, a provision that gives public officials special protection from criminal insults, defamation, and slander.
The vote took place on Thursday evening, with all parliamentary groups except the AfD opposing the motion.
But the AfD are the fascists.
The AfD is divided. Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy adventures have split the Right-wing nationalist German party which, as Politico reports, is are now becoming increasingly sceptical of the US President’s agenda. This is clear from the response to Trump’s threat of further tariffs on Europe over Greenland, with AfD co-leader Alice Weidel suggesting yesterday that Germany should enter talks with the US to avoid a trade war.
BERLIN — For the 13 years since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — labeled “right-wing extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency and accused by others of xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia — has stood in opposition. Opposition to the European Union. Opposition to immigration. And, as the largest party outside the governing coalition after last year’s federal elections, opposition to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
This year, the AfD is looking to lead for the first time — by winning control of a state government.
Germany is heading into a critical election year in 2026, with five state votes set to challenge Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right-leftist (CDU-SPD) coalition.
Public dissatisfaction with the government is high, driven by stalled reforms, broken promises, the inability to handle illegal migration, and internal infighting, leaving the right-wing AfD poised to make historic gains.
In the eastern states of Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party is positioned to dominate local politics unless centrist parties can form broad coalitions. Even in regions where the AfD is not leading, its growth signals a significant shift in voter sentiment, challenging the traditional dominance of the CDU and SPD.
German migration policy came under renewed fire after the right-wing opposition AfD sharply criticised large gatherings of Syrians celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime—not in Damascus, but on the streets of German cities.
As many critics have pointed out: the scenes are evidence that Germany’s approach to asylum and integration has fundamentally failed.
Syrian Muslims outside Berlin's Christmas markets. Yet another huge provocation. https://t.co/4vDzxUxQQ7 pic.twitter.com/BO0wwL0WNz
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) December 7, 2025
Time to send the Syrians back.
Why German youth embrace violence and extremism
In 2023, a 15- and a 17-year-old plotted to attack a Christmas market in Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia). In online chats, the two supporters of the “Islamic State” (IS), considered a terrorist organization by German domestic intelligence, plotted to kill as many people as possible by driving a truck into the crowd of revellers. Two days before the planned attack, the teenagers were arrested after police had become aware of their online chats. The minors were sentenced to four years in prison in 2024.
Cases like this are increasingly worrying German security authorities. The Federal Criminal Police (BKA) has for years been recording an increase in violent crime . The number of juvenile suspects under the age of 18 has increased by almost a third since 2019, and the number of suspects under the age of 14 has even risen by two-thirds in the same period.
DW is a state funded propaganda outlet like our own CBC.
With the AfD on the rise DW no doubt fears for funding hence the steady drumbeat of “far-right” extremism.
Oh look the Antifa that doesn’t exist does battle with the Police.
BREAKING: Chaos on the streets of Giessen, Germany, as ANTIFA extremists try to spark a full-blown clash over the founding of the AfD youth wing.
Over 40,000 militant left-wing radicals have announced their arrival, even threatening to “burn the city down.” pic.twitter.com/PT3Na3H5zV
— Mario ZNA (@MarioBojic) November 29, 2025
The German city of Giessen saw huge disruption on Saturday as thousands of far-left protesters tried to block the AfD from launching its new youth wing—forcing the meeting to be delayed and triggering a major police operation across the city.
Extreme left-wing groups began arriving early in the morning, with police warning of coordinated attempts to obstruct access to the venue. One group, “Resist,” openly boasted that it had blocked several routes and claimed to have gathered 15,000 supporters. In total, 23 separate rallies had been registered, and authorities expected around 50,000 protesters to descend on the city.
Tweet Translation: “If this is anti-fascism, I prefer those who are defamed and attacked by this left-radical mob…”
Wenn das der Anti-Faschismus ist, bevorzuge ich diejenigen, die von diesem linksradikalen Mob diffamiert und angegriffen werden… #Giessen #AfDJugend #AntiFaVerbotJetzt pic.twitter.com/hTsY2YfeCO
— Marc von Roon (@marcvroon) November 29, 2025
Over 40,000 militant left-wing radicals have announced their arrival, even threatening to "burn the city down."#AfDJugend pic.twitter.com/Z0leuXVFVE
— Medan (@sumnjam) November 29, 2025
STREET FIGHT: German police repelled a mob targeting an AfD youth conference on Saturday. Between 25,000 and 30,000 protesters turned out, including Antifa agitators. pic.twitter.com/7oNYuHbgZM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 29, 2025
In North Rhine-Westphalia, the parties that claim to be the protectors of democracy—including the centrist CDU, the left-wing SPD, and the Greens—have ousted a democratically elected deputy mayor from office, simply because she represents the AfD.
Sabine Reinknecht was elected to this post in Bad Salzuflen exactly two weeks ago. This election was reversed today, on November 19th, following a city council meeting that saw the establishment groups team up against Germany’s rising opposition. “Democracy,” she said after the council vote, “was buried here today.”
She was democratically elected, has not done anything wrong but they exercised a clause which allows them to reverse a legitimate election result on a whim.
Germany’s interior ministry has sounded the alarm over a growing threat to members of the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), following a series of arson attacks and physical assaults carried out by far-left extremists.
In the latest incident, a car belonging to Bernd Baumann, the AfD’s parliamentary group leader, was set on fire outside his Hamburg home in the early hours of Monday morning. The blaze destroyed three nearby vehicles.
Last night the car of the AfD politician Dr. Bernd Baumann was set on fire outside his home.
3 other cars caught fire and were also destroyed.
This is antifa terrorism in Germany.
My car & my parents car were also burned down, years ago.The state does nothing – they persecute… pic.twitter.com/iRXuMDLg4P
— Martin Sellner (@Martin_Sellner) November 3, 2025
In a major German city, a four-year-old has been targeted at a local kindergarten solely because of his father’s position as an Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) member of the Bundestag.
Parents petitioned for the child’s exclusion, prompting the father to attend an extraordinary parents’ evening at the daycare venue.
During the meeting, which included 15 parents, three staff members, and the father, tensions were high. The father emphasized, “I’m here at the daycare center as a father, not as a politician,” assuring participants of a clear separation between his professional role and his family life. He expressed concern that his child might be ostracized.
Germany’s establishment parties appear totally incapable of slowing the AfD’s surge in popularity across the country and may soon have no choice but to scrap their ‘firewall,’ which forbids cooperation. In some areas, especially in the eastern parts of the country, this policy might not matter soon anyway, with the anti-immigration party looking close to entering government.
