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German Town Bars AfD From Standing in 2026 Election

Lukács Fux December 4, 2025

Local authorities are forcing candidates to sign a declaration tied to the state’s extremism list—a move the AfD says amounts to a de facto party ban.

Poll: Most Establishment Party Supporters Do Not Support AfD Firewall

Michael Curzon November 13, 2025

Voters are turning away from the mainstream because they are “disappointed with their policies.”

Germany’s Failed Remembrance Culture: When ‘Never Again’ Became a Political Slogan

Sabine Beppler-Spahl November 12, 2025

When politicians exploit historical memory to score partisan points rather than preserve truth, they teach the public that the past is merely a tool for present manipulation.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gives a speech on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin on November 9, 2025.

Even Non-AfD Officials Agree Steinmeier’s Allusion to a Ban Is Ridiculous

Michael Curzon November 11, 2025

The federal president was trying to damage the AfD, but is likely to have bolstered the party’s support instead.

German Federal President: “A Party Ban Is the Ultima Ratio of Defensive Democracy”

Christina Holmgren-Larson November 9, 2025

In a speech on Sunday, Frank-Walter Steinmeier alluded to bans on “extremist” political parties, clearly indicating the AfD without ever mentioning the party.

An AfD van with a large sticker reading "Courage to speak the truth"

More Than 40% of Germans Against AfD Ban

TEC News October 21, 2025

While the leftist and liberal parties seek to block Germany’s poll-leading right-wing populists—citing threats to democracy—they lack the parliamentary support needed for such a measure.

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

Sabine Beppler-Spahl September 25, 2025

Today’s attempts to ban AfD represent something unprecedented: a governing elite attempting to eliminate its primary opposition to preserve its own power.

SPD Leader Backs Talks on Possible AfD Ban

TEC News September 8, 2025

Bärbel Bas says she will join Green-led discussions on banning the right-wing party.

Green Party EU elections campaign rally in Köln-Ehrenfeld in 2024

German Green Party MPs Call Meeting To Move Forward on AfD Ban

Zolta Győri September 5, 2025

To ‘protect democracy,’ German establishment parties are set to meet later this month to discuss banning a party supported by almost a quarter of voters.

German State Security: Commemorating Female Victims of Migrant Crime “Violates Human Dignity”

Javier Villamor August 12, 2025

A Brandenburg intelligence report classified an AfD member’s social media post proposing a day of remembrance as ‘extremist.’

Tag: AfD ban

German Town Bars AfD From Standing in 2026 Election

Poll: Most Establishment Party Supporters Do Not Support AfD Firewall

Germany’s Failed Remembrance Culture: When ‘Never Again’ Became a Political Slogan

Even Non-AfD Officials Agree Steinmeier’s Allusion to a Ban Is Ridiculous

German Federal President: “A Party Ban Is the Ultima Ratio of Defensive Democracy”

More Than 40% of Germans Against AfD Ban

When Democracy Turns Against Voters: The Fatal Difference Between 1952 and Today

SPD Leader Backs Talks on Possible AfD Ban

German Green Party MPs Call Meeting To Move Forward on AfD Ban

German State Security: Commemorating Female Victims of Migrant Crime “Violates Human Dignity”

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