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How Turkey’s Opposition Demonizes Refugees

” Meral Akşener, the leader of İyi Party, the second strongest political party in the People’s Alliance, like the German far-right AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), stated, “We will talk to Assad and send them back.

How Germany’s Foreign Policy Changed towards Russia after the War in Ukraine

WorldBy Yunus Mazı

While the AfD remains passive, the Left Party is divided.

Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem

WorldBy Yunus Mazı

In addition to the minor parties NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) and Der Dritte Weg (The Third Path) or the right-wing extremist movements PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident) and Identitäre Bewegung (Identitarian movement), the AfD (Alternative for Germany) is a symbol of how strongly right-wing extremism is present at the political level in Germany.

Germany Made Its Decision: No Future for the Far Right?

OpinionBy Muhammed Ali Uçar

Compared with the 2017 elections, the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) received only 10.

Germany’s Foreign Policy Is to Remain the Same

OpinionBy Yunus Mazı

By virtue of its Eurosceptic stance, the far-right party AFD (Alternative for Germany) had already gained fundamental support from a certain section of the population anyway.

Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen

WorldBy Ali Özkök

VIDEO: Climate change in EuropeAlready now, in some parties of the radical right in Western Europe, such as the German AfD, a tendency toward a racist charge of the climate debate can be noticed.

Germany’s Social Democrat Leadership Has Changed But Future Remains Shaky

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

For instance, according to the Emnid surveys, the SPD increased 1 point and achieved 16 percent while the Greens, stood at 20 percent (CDU: 28, AfD: 13, FDP: 9, Left Party: 8).

Has the End of Merkel’s Coalition Come in Germany?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

However, it is a risky move due to the obvious threat by the far-right AfD which may have the potential to increase even more of its votes and thus unfortunately become the country’s second largest party.

Does Germany’s Political System Need Fundamental Reform?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

In a German newspaper, Altmaier wrote that “it seems as if the traditional political system of our country has been in a kind of permanent crisis” pointing to the recent state elections in Thuringia, where the Left Party and the far-right AfD received more than 50 percent of the votes.

Germany’s Safe Zone Proposal: A Failed Move for Domestic Ambitions

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

At the end of the day, the move by the CDU leader will most likely not contribute positively towards her…

Germany’s Far-Right grows not through Bold Leaps, but in Small Steps

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

n a recent report published by the German public broadcaster ARD’s Mainz Report program it was revealed that Germany’s main conservative party, the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), had established alliances in 18 towns at the municipal level.

Germany Elections: The Right-Wing strengthens, but Centrists hold on to Power

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

As was previously expected, the far-right AfD heavily increased its votes, tripling it in Saxony and doubling it in Brandenburg.

Intra-party Conflict among Germany’s Christian Democrats: Foreboding Signs for the Elections in Saxony?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

As a representative of the so-called “union of values” group, a right leaning faction within the CDU, Maaßen was supporting the CDU in their election campaign in Saxony, a state the CDU is losing ground to the right-wing AfD.

Three State Elections That Could Shake Up German Politics

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

For example, recent polls on Saxony note that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, represented in the Saxon state parliament since 2014, is currently receiving the most votes in the poll with 23 percent.

Call For an Uprising Against German Defense Minister?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

The main controversial statement however came from the far-right and populist AfD.

Contemporary Anti-Semitism in Germany

OpinionBy Tarek Baé

One must probably also ask the question to what extent the strengthening of the right-wing populist party AfD has contributed to this climate.

The End of Center Political Parties in Germany?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

As a consequence, the far-right AfD has become the country’s strongest opposition party.

Will the Far-Right Lead Europe?

OpinionBy Valeria Giannotta

’ Next to him are standing other representatives of the sovereign alliance, starting from the French leader of the Front National (FN), Marine Le Pen, and the Germans of the Alternative for Germany (AFD) to the far-right exponents of Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Denmark, Bulgaria.

Is it Possible to Stop the Far-Right in Europe?

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

But the fact is that no problem can be solved by imitating positions of the far-right AfD.

New Alliances and Potential Power Struggles Within Germany’s CDU

ColumnBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

While the CDU/CSU parties still have difficulties in persuading their voters not to turn to the far-right AfD, the Social Democrats (SPD) are also facing similar difficulties in losing their voter base to the Green Party.

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How Turkey’s Opposition Demonizes Refugees

How Germany’s Foreign Policy Changed towards Russia after the War in Ukraine

Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem

Germany Made Its Decision: No Future for the Far Right?

Germany’s Foreign Policy Is to Remain the Same

Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen

Germany’s Social Democrat Leadership Has Changed But Future Remains Shaky

Has the End of Merkel’s Coalition Come in Germany?

Does Germany’s Political System Need Fundamental Reform?

Germany’s Safe Zone Proposal: A Failed Move for Domestic Ambitions

Germany’s Far-Right grows not through Bold Leaps, but in Small Steps

Germany Elections: The Right-Wing strengthens, but Centrists hold on to Power

Intra-party Conflict among Germany’s Christian Democrats: Foreboding Signs for the Elections in Saxony?

Three State Elections That Could Shake Up German Politics

Call For an Uprising Against German Defense Minister?

Contemporary Anti-Semitism in Germany

The End of Center Political Parties in Germany?

Will the Far-Right Lead Europe?

Is it Possible to Stop the Far-Right in Europe?

New Alliances and Potential Power Struggles Within Germany’s CDU

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