2 days ago · The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies. The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on ...

2 days ago · Germany’s far right wants to soften image, but not policies AFD party seeks to launch culture wars to split foes 2025-07-28 - By Jim Tankersley and Christophe­r F. Schuetze BERLIN — the leaders of the hard-right Alternativ­e for germany party, known as the AFD, floated a new plan last month meant to vault them into power.

Jul 11, 2025 · Germany’s far-right lawmakers tone down image and rhetoric, dropping immigrant repatriation call that fuelled their election success. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is making a strategic shift from shock tactics and rowdy behaviour to a mainstream image, aiming to convert popularity into power.

Apr 17, 2025 · BERLIN — The party that won Germany’s election is radically softening its approach to working with the far right as the reality of the country’s transformed political landscape starts to bite.

Jul 6, 2025 · The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ...

BERLIN, July 11 (Reuters) - Last weekend, Germany's far-right lawmakers vowed to dress smartly, minimise parliamentary cat-calling, and signed up to a short manifesto notably omitting a call...

Jul 16, 2025 · This is the real challenge for Merz’s coalition: a revolutionary far right with backing in America. Compromising over a supreme court justice seems like a surmountable difficulty by comparison.

Feb 8, 2025 · Germany breaks its far-right taboo. An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher immigration laws

Jul 23, 2025 · After its stunning success as a protest party, Germany’s far-right AfD or Alternative für Deutschland, has arrived at a crossroads with a stark choice: cooperate with the establishment or ...

Feb 25, 2025 · Germany's main parties refuse to work with the far right, but the AfD wants to tear the firewall down.