
AfD Breaks Historic Ceiling in Western Germany
The right-wing populist party reached 19% in Sunday’s state elections, while the SPD collapsed and the liberals did not make it into parliament.

The right-wing populist party reached 19% in Sunday’s state elections, while the SPD collapsed and the liberals did not make it into parliament.

AfD candidate Bernhard Pepperl captured the direct mandate in Mannheim I with 22.3% of the first votes, ahead of both CDU and Green rivals.

Despite rising political pressure to secure borders, German authorities are struggling to locate migrants, with ‛not found’ cited as the primary reason for failed removals.

With AfD polling near 20% in key regions, the vote will test how long Germany’s political system can maintain its cordon sanitaire.

The upcoming elections reveal a familiar pattern of German politics: the cordon sanitaire ends up strengthening the political Left.

One state parliament is stripping itself of powers so that the opposition cannot use them when it takes control.

AfD lawmaker warns against using public funds to support illegal migration networks.

The AfD speaks of a “great victory for the rule of law,” but the SPD, the Greens, and Die Linke keep the path toward a ban alive.

A court in Cologne found no clear evidence that the AfD’s overall political direction amounted to an “anti-constitutional tendency.”

One CDU Bundestag member emphasized that “a voter vote should be taken very seriously.”