In advance of this Sunday’s state-level elections in three German states, The New York Times analyzes how the migrant crisis is building support for far-right leader Frauke Petry and her Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The party’s success this Sunday could be a bellwether for the year ahead both in terms of immigration policy and Merkel’s re-election prospects in 2017.
Germany’s Coalition Breaks Up as It Prepares for a Second Trump Term The re-election of former president Donald Trump sent a shockwave around the world, not least through European capitals. …
Member of the Thuringian State Parliament and Parliamentary Manager for the AfD Torben Braga is a German politician affiliated with the Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD). He serves …
The Risk of a Frozen German Democracy The election results in the eastern German states of Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg came as a shock to the government in Berlin. Not …
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