Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values. Her leadership has bolstered the AfD's support.

Doug Specht examines how forms of media – and public figures – have helped to bolster support for Germany’s AfD party In the heart of Europe, a political earthquake is reshaping the landscape of one ...

Contrary to Vance’s view, she said, the anti-AfD consensus among the mainstream parties is actually a sign of the health of German democracy. The political firewall reflects the fact that “80% ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the American Sign Museum will be publishing a book in the fall. Jen Dalton spoke with several of the people that are putting the book ...

What was the decisive issue that got the AfD (Alternative for Germany) so many votes? It was not the economy, as so many people like to say; it was immigration. In 2015, the world watched as ...

Private security hired by the AfD wore yellow fluorescent jackets and guarded the backstage area. The AfD — the party currently occupying second place in German election polls with 22% support ...

The world is seeing rising division and polarization, from the US under Trump to Europe's migration issues and the rise of far-right groups like Germany's AfD. This polarization hampers problem ...

A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. See how many works of prose and poetry by popular Irish ...

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On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around 46-year ... University in Pennsylvania who’s written a book on German female politicians, told Al Jazeera.

The results of the German elections on Sunday weren't a surprise, and that should shock us all: the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) made unprecedented gains. They also scored particularly ...