“For us, it’s a historic success,” said Alice Weidel, one of the AfD’s national leaders. In the more populous state of Saxony, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) appears, for now, to have just staved off the far right, coming in first with around 31 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll, with … Read more
Indeed, there are few places in Germany where the AfD is stronger. Nearly 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a jagged political schism runs through the country, tracing the former border between East and West Germany. On the east side of the divide, the AfD is surging despite its growing radicalism and … Read more
It’s extremely rare for Telegram to “nuke” a whole channel, said Squirrell, who previously worked as a senior adviser on counter-terrorism to the British government. However, the platform has acted upon notices from the security services or counter-terrorism police before. An example of this was Europol’s “day of action” against ISIS-linked accounts in 2019, where … Read more
“My assessment is that there are sufficient grounds to bring charges, and now the district court will consider the case,” senior prosecutor Adrien Combier-Hogg said. Paludan told Dagens Nyheter that he “hasn’t heard anything about the indictment.” He added that he “denies [committing] any crime.” Burning the Quran is extremely offensive to Muslims, as the … Read more
The day after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the internet saw a huge spike in calls for violence, and in particular an increase in calls for a modern-day civil war — a chilling reflection of a small group of users who create and amplify messages glorifying mass shooters and perpetrators of targeted violence. The … Read more
The case was filed to the Erfurt public prosecutor’s office on Friday and then made public on Monday. Möller has denied the accusations, German media report. Thuringia’s AfD branch called the legal complaint “an abuse of the legal system.” Stengele is one of the two Green leading candidates for the state election in September. Asked by … Read more
He said he was “upset” but “not shocked” by the shooting, as opposed to several world leaders who claimed to be “deeply shocked” by the attack. Asked by Kuenssberg whether the political environment should be seen as the main culprit, Farage pointed out that only a few weeks ago President Joe Biden, who is running … Read more
“A far-reaching cyberattack campaign in 2023 was directed against high-value targets in business and politics, including the SPD party executive committee,” Thomas Haldenwang, the president of the office for the protection of the constitution, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, said. “This attack has since been attributed to the APT 28 group, which is controlled by … Read more
Last updated Thursday June 13. LONDON — With a July 4 election looming, the ruling Conservatives and opposition Labour Party — 22 points ahead in the polls — have both now launched their manifestos. The process has been radically different for each. While the Conservatives’ was penned by a tight-knit group of aides, Labour’s was … Read more
Meanwhile, hard-right parties are dominating the polls across much of Europe. In France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is cruising at over 30 percent, far ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, according to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls. Across the Rhine, Alternative for Germany, a party under police surveillance for its extremist views, … Read more
