Ukraine ambassador backs decision to classify AfD as extremist

BERLIN – Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, has come out in favour of the domestic intelligence agency’s designation of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed “right-wing extremist” organization. While as a diplomat, he respects all Germany’s domestic decisions, the decision by the domestic intelligence agency regarding the AfD “deserves particular respect,”…

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Protesters Slam German Police Conduct at Rally Against Far-Right AfD

Berlin, Germany – The organizers of a protest against Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have criticized the behaviour of the police left-wing politician who says he was knocked unconscious. “The police’s approach was scandalous,” said Mascha Meier, a spokeswoman for the Widersetzen alliance, the organizer of a mass protest against the far-right party…

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Election Poll: German Conservatives Drop Slightly, AfD Rises to 22%

Berlin, Germany – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is narrowing the gap with Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc in voter support ahead of the February 23 election, according to a new poll released on Saturday. Early nationwide elections were called following the collapse of centre-left German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition in November. The…

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Germany’s far-right AfD to remain under investigation until election

Berlin, Germany – German intelligence agencies are to continue investigating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) until after February’s elections, security sources told dpa on Wednesday, as a regional court dealt the party a further blow. The party – which is currently second in national polls – has been classified by security services as a…

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