Nachrichten werden geladen...
The Saxon AfD appeals against the rejection of its urgent application concerning the classification as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Three-time Olympic ski jumping champion Jens Weißflog is ambivalent about Germany's Olympic bid, emphasizes the importance of competitive sport as a school of life and shares his clear opinion on politics, especially when it comes to dealing with the AfD.
Economic uncertainty and globalization are encouraging the rise of radical parties - what measures we can take to strengthen democracy.
Elderly care is becoming a case of care itself. Many nursing patients are dependent on the social welfare office because their pension is not sufficient to cover the necessary personal contribution.
The annual response ranking by abgeordnetenwatch.de has a few surprises in store. Which Saxon MPs have excelled in communicating with citizens and who has fallen short of expectations? One politician stands out in particular - but not in a positive sense. Find out here how the Saxon members of the Bundestag fared in their dialog with citizens.
The Saxon FDP is in danger of failing to reach the five-percent hurdle for the third time in the state elections and is mobilizing voters to maintain a strong center in Saxony.
In the European election campaign, the AfD enfant terrible Krah had to hold back in the end. However, the MEP wants to get back into full swing in the upcoming state election campaign.
In Saxony, there are signs of a neck-and-neck race between the CDU and AfD in the state elections in September, with BSW as a possible third-strongest force.
The former Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany has long been campaigning for an attempt to ban the AfD. Now, according to his own statements, he has overcome an important hurdle on the way there.
Leipzig sociologist Johannes Kiess urges the losers of the European and local elections in Saxony to react quickly and take constructive action. He emphasizes the importance of the democratic behaviour of the parties and warns against turning away from democracy.
Despite losing to the AfD, the Saxon CDU wants to become "clearly the strongest force" in the state elections on September 1 and present its government program "Because it's about Saxony".
The result of the local elections makes politics in the Free State more difficult due to the fragmentation of district and municipal councils.
Astrid Lorenz analyzes high AfD approval ratings in eastern Germany and explains the background
Dresden political scientist Hans Vorländer predicts that it will be difficult to form a government following the recent election results in Saxony.
After winning the European elections in Saxony, AfD state leader Jörg Urban has called on the other parties to rethink the wall against his party. "The party that has the most voter support cannot be ignored in the long term," said Urban on Monday in Dresden. Following this result, he is now hoping ..
The AfD clearly won the European elections in Saxony, while the CDU was defeated. The Greens and the Left Party finished at the bottom of the table.
AfD wins with 37.9% of the vote in Saxony. CDU and BSW in second place. Greens disappoint with 2.7%.
Following its gains in the European elections, the AfD sees a tailwind for the upcoming state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
The AfD in Saxony considers itself to be wrongly placed in the far-right corner. Corresponding classifications by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution therefore put the party on notice.
AfD receives the most votes in simulated European and local elections for young people in Saxony. Results also show nationwide comparisons.
The AfD is canceling its planned election campaign finale in Dresden due to severe weather warnings. An alternative event is planned during the state election campaign.
Maximilian Krah, AfD European candidate, appears in the election campaign despite a ban on appearances by the party leadership. Pictures in a blue AfD jacket in front of a shopping center in Dresden.
Saxony's state parliament will be re-elected in September. In its election manifesto, the AfD advocates stricter sanctions against recipients of citizens' benefits and a reorganization of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Jörg Urban was confirmed in office at the party conference with 90.15%. Urban poses question of power for state elections.
AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla sharply criticizes the parties of Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni after their expulsion from the ID group in the European Parliament.
Following the expulsion of AfD MEPs from the right-wing ID Group in the European Parliament, the AfD leadership is determined not to remain isolated at European level after the European elections. "We have taken note of the ID Group's decision. Nevertheless, we are optimistic about the election even ..
All AfD MEPs were expelled from the right-wing ID group in the European Parliament following a motion by group leader Marco Zanni.
All AfD MEPs have been excluded from the right-wing ID Group in the European Parliament. A corresponding motion by group leader Marco Zanni has received the necessary support, several group representatives told the German Press Agency in Brussels on Thursday.Copyright 2024, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rig ..
Maximilian Krah has been a controversial candidate for the AfD for weeks. He has now announced his withdrawal from the party leadership and no longer wants to appear. And this two weeks before the European elections.
With just over two weeks to go before the European elections, the AfD leadership is breaking with its lead candidate Maximilian Krah. The federal executive board has banned Krah from making an appearance, a party spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, according to a report in the Bild newspaper.Copyri ..
Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer emphasizes the separation of CDU and AfD in local politics and praises the Basic Law on its 75th anniversary.
The 2024 European elections are approaching. Which party is most committed to climate protection? Read the analysis of the parties' climate policies.
OVG NRW allows the Office for the Protection of the Constitution to monitor AfD and JA as suspected cases.
Matthias Ecke announces his return to the election campaign after being attacked a week earlier. He comments on his state of health and the social climate.
AfD European lead candidate Krah got to know his later colleague Jian G. during his time as a lawyer. In the secret service affair, he accuses the Office for the Protection of the Constitution of a targeted action.
Following allegations of possible Russian and Chinese connections and the arrest of an employee, AfD top candidate Krah is back on the campaign trail. In Chemnitz, his party is met with loud counter-protest.
After being arrested in connection with Chinese espionage, Maximilian Krah appears at election campaign events in Chemnitz and Dresden.
The AfD in the Saxon state parliament is demanding clarification regarding the possible cooperation of a suspected Chinese spy with the state's Office for the Protection of the Constitution. "There is a suspicion that this man was deliberately sent to the AfD by the Office for the Protection of the ..
The Dresden Public Prosecutor General's Office is conducting preliminary investigations into possible payments from Russia and China to Maximilian Krah, the AfD's leading candidate for the European elections.
The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance wants to make the investigation into the coronavirus pandemic an issue in the Saxon state election campaign and is calling for a robust committee of inquiry. The AfD and the FDP are also calling for a thorough investigation.
The AfD wants to know it in black and white and believes it has been wrongly classified as right-wing extremist. It is still unclear how the courts will view their demand to be allowed to view secret documents.
Late effects of the coronavirus pandemic are still being felt. The Free Voters and AfD are calling for a review of the political decisions made during this period.
CDU Chairman Friedrich Merz criticizes approval of AfD motion in Dresden. Promises broken. Talks planned with those affected.
The AfD in Saxony is preparing for the state elections and is targeting the CDU and Minister President Kretschmer.
Saxony's AfD state leader is leading his party into the state elections on September 1 as the top candidate. At the state party conference in Glauchau, the 59-year-old received almost 92 percent of the valid votes. There was no opposing candidate.In his candidacy speech, Urban criticized high electr ..
At the start of its state party conference in Glauchau, the AfD reaffirmed its ambition to become the strongest force in Saxony in the state elections in September. After the election, the AfD has a real chance of posing the question of power and leading a new government, said state leader Jörg Urba ..
In Glauchau, the Saxon AfD wants to set the personnel course for the state elections on September 1 in order to avoid mistakes in the state list. The party conference lasts four days.
Rolf Weigand wins with 59.4% in the small town of Großschirma. Second AfD mayor in Saxony.
CDU leader Friedrich Merz warns of a 'decline of Germany' due to a further strengthening of the AfD and presents the party's new basic program.
In view of the state elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg, Federal President Steinmeier calls for more democratic debate and warns against hatred and violence.
The Free Voters in Saxony are focusing on dialog with everyone instead of a ban on cooperation with the AfD. In doing so, it is taking a different path to the federal party.
The Greens remain cautious with regard to banning the AfD. The party has no answers to questions about the future, neither for Germany nor for individual federal states. A substantive debate with the AfD is urgently needed.
The AfD is calling for a more intensive fight against cybercrime and an evaluation of the need for police officers in this area.
Saxony's Minister President and CDU Vice President Michael Kretschmer emphasizes the importance of the German flag for democrats at demonstrations and criticizes the behaviour of the federal government in connection with the protests.
The Saxon AfD politician Roland Ulbrich has resigned from his position as Vice President of the AfD's Federal Arbitration Court. He accepts responsibility for the content of an urgent decision that gives the impression of the legal principle of National Socialism.
The Saxon AfD is planning to expel Roland Ulbrich, a member of the state parliament, from its ranks.
The follower effect can influence the sense of belonging. In football, we speak of success fans. The effect also comes into play in politics.
The AfD parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament wants to reform the Forest Act and allow horse riding on all paths. The parliamentary group presented a draft bill to this effect on Thursday. "Saxony is one of four federal states in which riding in the forest is restricted. In the Free Stat ..
In a recent poll in Saxony on the so-called Sunday question, the newly founded Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) alliance comes out as the third strongest force. The survey was commissioned by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR).
Leipzig-based protest researcher Alexander Leistner expects the current demonstrations against right-wing extremism and racism to have a "sustained dynamic". "For some, the demonstrations are like a wake-up call to wake up from a kind of paralysis of shock. For others, it feels like a new dawn that ..
The AfD Saxony has filed a lawsuit against the classification as a right-wing extremist organization by the state constitution protection agency. At the same time, the party wants to force the release of a corresponding report by the constitutional protectors. The document is "bizarrely" classified, ..
Several thousand people demonstrated against the AfD and the arch-conservative Union of Values in Leipzig on Monday evening. The police initially estimated the number at around 5,000 on request. The alliance "Leipzig nimmt Platz" (Leipzig takes a stand) had called for the demonstration under the tit ..
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster expresses his horror at the meeting between representatives of an extreme right-wing alliance and AfD members in Potsdam.
According to a Forsa survey, the AfD would be the strongest party in state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
Correctiv.org uncovers an AfD neo-Nazi meeting planning racist "remigration".
Saxon CDU politician Marco Wanderwitz is vehemently in favor of banning the AfD. He does not have the support of his party.
Against the backdrop of high AfD poll ratings, the possibility of banning the party is being discussed. However, some warn that such a step could also benefit the party.
Nine months before the state elections in Saxony, AfD leader Tino Chrupalla has made it clear that he wants to remain in federal politics. On Wednesday, the 48-year-old referred to media reports about a possible move to Dresden as a candidate for the office of Minister President. Chrupalla explained ..
Andreas Voßkuhle warns of an erosion of democracy and the rule of law if the AfD wins the state elections in the east next year.
The AfD in Saxony has announced that it will take legal action to prohibit the Office for the Protection of the Constitution from classifying the party as a right-wing extremist organization.
The CDU is reactivating Wolfgang Bosbach for its election campaign in eastern Germany. The conservative politician emphasizes that he is not primarily fighting against the AfD, but for the CDU.
In Pirna, a new election for the head of the town will take place on Sunday. The AfD has a good chance of installing a candidate as mayor for the first time nationwide.
The AfD is celebrating nationwide successes. According to researchers, its development into a far-right party is not deterring voters. Nevertheless, the other parties are not helpless.
After four years of investigation, the Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution classifies the AfD Saxony state association as a right-wing extremist organization.
This article sheds light on how the constant confrontation with the AfD contributes to its strengthening and why a constructive dialogue with voters could be a more effective strategy to overcome the political polarization in Germany.
An artists' collective causes a stir and criticizes the German government with a deepfake video imitating Chancellor Scholz. Video calls for AfD ban.
The Saxon State Parliament commemorates the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel with a minute's silence at the beginning of the plenary session. There will also be a topical debate on the subject of solidarity with Israel and the protection of Jewish life in Saxony.
Around 70 demonstrators from the left-wing spectrum protested against an AfD party event in Dresden.
With an eye to the upcoming state elections in Saxony, the Left Party is prepared, according to parliamentary group leader Rico Gebhardt, to work with the CDU to find ways to keep the AfD from joining the government.
Former German President Joachim Gauck suggests that all democratic parties join forces to prevent the AfD from governing.
Today, on the Day of German Unity, Dresden's Old Town was once again full of people. Tourists from Germany and all over the world took selfies in front of the Frauenkirche and at the Fürstenzug. It's nice to see that Dresden inspires so many people.Then, in front of the Hofkirche, a completely diffe ..
Saxony's Justice Minister Katja Meier believes it would be difficult to ban the AfD under the current circumstances. In some federal states, the party is being monitored as a suspected case, while in others it is considered to be right-wing extremist.
The AfD's criticism of the conversion to electric cars at Volkswagen's Zwickau site almost three years ago has drawn widespread criticism in the Saxon state parliament. According to CDU member of parliament Jan Hippold, the transformation of the automotive industry offers both challenges and opportunities for new jobs. AfD parliamentary group leader Jörg Urban blames the political hype surrounding e-mobility for weakening demand at VW. SPD state chairman Henning Homann warns against a swan song for the e-car, saying this would harm employees and Saxony's industry.
The AfD parliamentary group sees around 100,000 jobs in the automotive industry at risk due to weakening demand for e-cars.
How Saxony and Görlitz benefit from EU funding. What risks a possible withdrawal would entail for the region.
Michael Kretschmer, Prime Minister of Saxony, pleads for more precise argumentation in dealing with the AfD and warns against cooperation. A radical populist party like the AfD cannot be considered a normal democratic party, Kretschmer said.