AfD

Thirty-five years after reunification, the east-west divide still remains – leaving fertile ground for right wing extremism

Banning the AfD’s extremist candidates risks turning them into martyrs, granting the far right the attention they crave

As tempting as the dream of an AfD-free Bundestag may be, banning the party wouldn’t make the anger and fear that fuel it disappear

The reality of German culture is more ancient, beautiful and varied than the extremist politicians understand

In these days of far right anti-Islam extremism, AfD politicians are quick to seize on any evidence of what they call the Islamisation of Germany

Despite the CDU achieving one of its worst results ever, the party has managed to keep the AfD out of power – for now

Friedrich Merz is Germany’s new chancellor. But the far right are rising – and waiting for a moment of weakness

When the country goes to the polls, the divide will only become more entrenched

The tech bro’s ally Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims – and she is getting closer to becoming German chancellor

The leader of one of Germany’s main political parties relied on the extreme right wing AfD party to get his immigration bill through parliament. Big mistake