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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD's lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to Krah was arrested on allegations of spying for China. Krah himself is currently the subject of a preliminary investigation by German prosecutors into potential payments from Russia and China, and whether any payments might ...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD's lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to Krah was arrested on allegations of spying for China. Krah himself is currently the subject of a preliminary investigation by German prosecutors into potential payments from Russia and China, and whether any payments might ...
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The leader of the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has defended the actions of its leadership in connection with reports about the possible involvement of leading party politicians with Russia and China. "We will draw clear consequences if these things are confirmed against Mr Krah and Mr Bystron," Tino Chrupalla said on the German public broadcaster ZDF on Thursday evening. Both had given written assurances that there was nothing to the allegations and therefore the presumption of innocence applied. Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament is the AfD's top candidate f...
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An embattled Bavarian politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party had his parliamentary immunity lifted on Thursday following new allegations. Daniel Halemba, a 22-year-old member of the Bavarian state parliament, now faces a criminal investigation into allegations of money laundering, coercion and damage to property. Bavarian lawmakers on Thursday voted to lift Halemba's immunity and allow the investigation to move forward. Halemba has already been under criminal investigation for several months over allegations that the fraternity to which he belonged displayed banned N...
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A politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has lodged an appeal after the Catholic diocese in Trier removed him from a church committee, citing his right-wing political activities. Due to his senior position in the local branch of the AfD, the Vicar General of Trier, Ulrich von Plettenberg, dismissed Christoph Schaufert from the administrative board of the parish of St Mary's in the town of Neunkirchen in the western state of Saarland just over a week ago. As the "face of a party that represents attitudes that contradict the Christian view of humanity," Schaufert was d...
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A lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will likely stand trial for insulting Bavaria's conservative state premier, Markus Söder, during a speech last year. Stephan Protschka, who also serves as the AfD's state chairman in Bavaria, denounced Söder as "Södolf" and called him a "traitor to the state" in a speech during the AfD's Ash Wednesday festivities in 2023. "Sodolf" is a combination of Söder with Adolf (Hitler) and is seen as an insult. Protschka is scheduled to stand trial on June 23, a spokesman for the district court in the southern German town of Deggendorf to...
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A lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will likely stand trial for insulting Bavaria's conservative state premier, Markus Söder, during a speech last year. Stephan Protschka, who also serves as the AfD's state chairman in Bavaria, denounced Söder as "Södolf" and called him a "traitor to the state" in a speech during the AfD's Ash Wednesday festivities in 2023. "Sodolf" is a combination of Söder with Adolf (Hitler) and is seen as an insult. Protschka is scheduled to stand trial on June 23, a spokesman for the district court in the southern German town of Deggendorf to...
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The far-right Alternative for Germany party in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt is taking legal action over its designation by the state's domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. The state-level AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt filed a complaint in administrative court, deputy state chairman Hans-Thomas Tillschneider told dpa on Wednesday. A court spokesman said that legal filings would be exchanged but that it is too early to say when a hearing on the case would be held. In November, the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt was classified as right-wing extremist, citing numerous ...
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The federal leadership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has issued a warning to three of its members in Bavaria's regional parliament for travelling to Russia for the presidential election in March. The three members of the Bavarian parliament - Ulrich Singer, Andreas Jurca and Elena Roon - said they had travelled to Russia as election observers at the invitation of the Russian government. Jurca explained that the aim was to assess the organization and conduct of the elections, which featured no serious opposition to President Vladimir Putin. While the trip was organized by...
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German telecommunications firm Deutsche Telekom is considering legal action against far-right politician Björn Höcke over claims Höcke made during a televised debate on Thursday evening. Höcke, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the eastern state of Thuringia, is currently awaiting criminal trial for allegedly intentionally quoting the slogan of the Nazi Party's infamous SA stormtroopers during two speeches. In the televised debate, Höcke tried to play down the allegations against him by claiming that Deutsche Telekom once used the slogan - "Alles für Deutschlan...
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