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“This cannot continue!” New Civic Alliance Aims to Challenge Germany’s Political Status Quo

TEC News February 2, 2026

Rejecting political firewalls, the initiative calls for open AfD participation in public discussions.

When Frankenstein Governments Rule Europe

Sven R. Larson December 17, 2025

Coalitions are taking over national governments in Europe with only one goal: to keep national conservatives out of government. This is seriously jeopardizing Europe’s future.

Lower Saxony Excludes AfD from Parliamentary Control Body

TEC News / AFP December 16, 2025

AfD group leader calls the exclusion from an organ of parliamentary oversight a breach of democratic rights, as his party continues to gain momentum nationwide.

German Business Groups: ‘Reconsider Contact with AfD’

TEC News November 24, 2025

Some enterprise associations are lifting previous bans on AfD representatives at events, sparking debate on how to engage with the party, eroding the established political ‘firewall.’

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.”

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.

CDU Faces Backlash for Supporting AfD Bridge Proposal

TEC News October 31, 2025

Left-wing parties blasted Christian Democrat councillors for backing an AfD motion to build a bridge in northern Germany.

one of two nuclear power cooling towers falling down

Who’s Really Crashing the Economy?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl October 31, 2025

The establishment elite’s fake consensus is dragging Germany into the abyss they claimed only populists could create.

AfD Co-Chair Alice Weidel at the Bundestag Party Day in Cologne on April 23, 2017

AfD Now Breaking Its Own Poll Records While CDU Keeps Its Fingers in Its Ears

Michael Curzon October 21, 2025

The right-wing populist party keeps rising in popularity, and insists that “there’s even more to come.”

An AfD election poster reading "Our country first" in Frankfurt, Germany, during the European Parliament elections campaign in 2024

AfD Firewall Maybe Not Such a Good Idea, CDU Politicians Say

Zoltán Kottász October 17, 2025

A growing number of CDU figures from Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg are publicly questioning the party’s official stance on the AfD.

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“This cannot continue!” New Civic Alliance Aims to Challenge Germany’s Political Status Quo

When Frankenstein Governments Rule Europe

Lower Saxony Excludes AfD from Parliamentary Control Body

German Business Groups: ‘Reconsider Contact with AfD’

Poll: Most Establishment Party Supporters Do Not Support AfD Firewall

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

CDU Faces Backlash for Supporting AfD Bridge Proposal

Who’s Really Crashing the Economy?

AfD Now Breaking Its Own Poll Records While CDU Keeps Its Fingers in Its Ears

AfD Firewall Maybe Not Such a Good Idea, CDU Politicians Say

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