The east rises in Germany, and so does political extremism

NOHRA, Germany — Anna Wenske, 69, worked for decades at the national theater of East Germany, where she was born and still lives. “After the reunification, everything went kaput,” she said. Read More

What to know about Germany’s far-right politics and protests against its rise | PBS News Weekend

So, you know, there's a big debate going on in Germany right now about whether the best way forward would be to try to ban this party, and that's actually legally possible to do in Germany's post ... Read More

The sun rises in the east for Germany’s far right - Financial Times

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is recovering from a relatively poor 2021 Bundestag election result and, according to some polls, is now Germany’s second most popular political party. Read More

Germany election results fuel fear of far-right AfD's rise in the east ...

Voters went to the polls on the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland at the start of World War II. Some far-left protesters demonstrated against AfD in Hamburg, Dresden and Leipzig. Read More

Opinion | The Political Tremor in Germany’s East - MSN

The bigger problem is what the joint rise of AfD and BSW says about the collapse of Germany’s governing parties. The insurgents won nearly 49% of the vote in Thuringia and more than 42% in Saxony. Read More

“Germany’s Enemy Within” Filmmaker on the Surge of the Far Right and Political Divides in a Country Grappling With its Nazi Past | FRONTLINE - PBS

Filmmaker Evan Williams on the rise of the far-right party, AfD, and Germany’s efforts to balance political freedoms and threats from far-right extremism. Read More

The Political Tremor in Germany’s East - WSJ

AfD started roughly a decade ago as a movement of academics unhappy about eurozone bailouts, but it has become a protest party with a substantial base in the former East Germany. Read More

The Woman Shaking Up German Politics From the East

Sahra Wagenknecht, who has never met a political party she could tolerate, has founded her own, and she is shaking up German politics with a combination of right-wing nationalism and left-wing ... Read More

Germany, political extremism and the risks to Ukraine - Financial Times

Germany, political extremism and the risks to Ukraine The fracturing of politics in the Federal Republic threatens western unity and support for Kyiv Gideon Rachman ... Read More

Trump's impact on European politics: Rise of the right and ... - ABC News

If this past weekend in European politics is an indicator of anything, it's that the "Trump effect" is real, and its reverberations are unpredictable. ABC News Video ... Read More

The Brief – German political culture hits new low as populism rises

Germany, famous for its careful political culture, has long resisted the rise of populism. But with two state elections looming and the far-right at an all-time high, ever more parties, including ... Read More

The East Rises in Germany, and So Does Political Extremism

The East Rises in Germany, and So Does Political Extremism Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin. Read More