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Recent voter surveys say between 14% and 22% of under-30s would vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the upcoming European elections. But who are these potential voters?

The right-wing party is appealing against its classification as a "suspected case of far-right extremism" by the domestic intelligence agency. The designation makes it easier to investigate or surveil AfD members.

Far-right party could be subjected to state surveillance if it loses case

The so-called Young Alternative is the radical youth wing of Germany's far-right AfD party. Courts have deemed the organization "extremist," and calls for a ban are growing.

Youth members of the hard-right party allegedly said anyone with migrant ancestry should be put in ghettos and shot if they refused to comply

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency had listed “Young Alternative” as extremist in 2023.

A German court rejected an injunction from the far-right Young Alternative (JA) wing of Germany's AfD party seeking to drop its classification as a "certified" right wing-extremist organization.

Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are authoritarians who pose a threat to the country's democratic order, German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview published on Wednesday. "The right-wing authoritarians are attacking the essence of the republic," Habeck, a Green Party leader, told Stern magazine. "They want to turn Germany into a state like Russia." Habeck's comments come a week after news reports revealed that AfD politicians he...

Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are authoritarians who pose a threat to the country's democratic order, German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview published on Wednesday. "The right-wing authoritarians are attacking the essence of the republic," Habeck, a Green Party leader, told Stern magazine. "They want to turn Germany into a state like Russia." Habeck's comments come a week after news reports revealed that AfD politicians he...

An investigative report alleges that far-right figures gathered in a Potsdam hotel to discuss a deportation plan that could also affect German citizens. Participants disputed parts of the account.