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Halle an der Saale, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– On the morning of April 18, in front of …

Chemnitz, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - Germany and the United States have very different political cultures, but also …

A former head of the German domestic intelligence service, who is carving out a career in right-wing politics, on Sunday dismissed a new party on the left as "communist" in response to a suggestion that they shared common ground. Hans-Georg Maaßen, who was eased out of his position with the intelligence agency in 2018 after comments about violence directed at migrants, announced this week that he was leaving Germany's main centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), to set up a new

The former head of Germany's domestic intelligence service who lost his job after appearing to downplay violence against migrants has announced his intention to resign from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. Hans-Georg Maaßen, a long-time CDU politician, announced his plans on Thursday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier this week, Maaßen and other politicians had set the course for the foundation of a new German political party, the WerteUnion (Values Union), with Ma

More than 10,000 people demonstrated against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the city of Essen in the west of the country and in Leipzig in the east on Monday evening. Many carried banners with slogans such as: "Don’t let Nazis march or take part in government" or "Colourful instead of crappy brown." Among the participants were groups like “Grandmas Against the Right” and the youth wing of the DGB trade union. The AfD has seen its popularity soar as it capitalizes on economi