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afd .de. Konrad Adam (left), Frauke Petry (center) and Bernd Lucke (right) in 2013. Results from the 2017 election. Darker areas indicate stronger support. Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland, shortened AfD) is a German nationalist, far-right political party. In the 2017 federal election, the party won 94 seats after ...
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Alternative for Germany ( German: Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; German pronunciation: [ aːʔɛfˈdeː] ⓘ) is a right-wing populist political party in Germany. AfD is known for its Euroscepticism, as well as for opposing immigration to Germany. Described as a party of the far-right, the AfD is commonly positioned on the radical right, a ...
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Mar 3, 2015 · Until 2014 there was never a European election in Germany in which the political parties asked the voters to choose between different versions of policy on Europe. Even in 2014 the new AfD was ...
Loren Balhorn. Ten years since its creation, the Alternative für Deutschland has established itself as a constant presence in Germany’s parliament. Now, it’s challenging the Christian Democrats — and seeking to tear down the historic barriers to the far right. When Friedrich Merz first threw his hat into the ring to succeed Angela Merkel ...
Aug 6, 2023 · From left, Maximilian Krah, the ‘Alternative fuer Deutschland’ (Alternative for Germany) party top candidate for the European elections, Tino Chrupalla, co-chairman of the AfD and Alice Weidel, co-chairwoman of the AfD, sing the national anthem at the end of the European election meeting in Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023.
Nov 22, 2016 · The Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD) is a right-wing, populist party in Germany noted for its Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant positions. The AfD has been building momentum in local, regional, and EU parliamentary elections since 2013 and hopes to cross the 5% electoral threshold to enter the German parliament in 2017.
Introduction. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany or AfD) political party has increased in popularity across Germany on anti-immigrant and anti-Islam platforms. The party blames immigrants in general and Muslim immigrants in particular for weakening the German culture and way of life.
