Germany is a democratic federal parliamentary republic where legislative power rests with the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, the body representing Germany’s regional states. The Federal Constitutional Court serves as the independent constitutional judiciary. This guide is part of The Rio…
EUROPE’S POLITICAL CRISIS · GERMANY Germany’s nationalist AfD now leads the national polls, yet every major party refuses to govern with it, and some want it banned. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a hard-line anti-immigration party, has led most national polls in…
Hackers have leaked hundreds of thousands of emails stolen from Germany's far-right AfD, including messages from party leader Alice Weidel. The party says the data was taken in a September cyberattack. More than 421,000 emails linked to Germany’s far-right AfD have…
Saturday, 10 October 2026 | Global Edition Germany’s political “firewall” against the far‑right is under strain after Tobias Rausch of the AfD became the first far‑right state parliamentary speaker in Saxony‑Anhalt, with indications that some CDU deputies may have covertly…
Sat, Oct, 10, 2026 Brussels – Media discussions examine the implications of the European resolution and the future of funding and institutional ties involving organizations suspected of links to the Muslim Brotherhood The issue of the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence and political Islamist networks…
Fri, Oct, 09, 2026 He noted that the resolution adopted in Strasbourg outlines three principal measures aimed at limiting the influence of networks associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The first measure calls for suspending European funding to associations and organizations suspected of…
Fri, Oct, 09, 2026 The French expert pointed out that the opposition of 167 MEPs, including members of socialist, green, and left-wing political groups, highlights the continuing political divisions within European institutions over how to address the Muslim Brotherhood and the scope of…
Friday, 9 October 2026 | Global Edition Chancellor Merz has voiced deep outrage after former Chancellor Schröder visited President Putin’s residence in Moscow to mark Putin’s 74th birthday—a move sparking widespread criticism amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. By Emanuele Berro and Friederike…
Thursday, 8 October 2026 | Global Edition Berlin’s Left Party has struck a binding agreement on antisemitism—recognizing Israel’s existence, committing to the IHRA definition, and setting procedures to handle incidents—clearing the way for exploratory coalition talks with SPD and Greens. Oct…
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | Global Edition Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on October 7, 2026, that extremism is infiltrating state parliaments following the election of AfD’s Tobias Rausch as president of Saxony‑Anhalt’s state parliament, urging mainstream parties to uphold the “firewall” and refuse…
Centre‑right parties across Europe: EPP, CDU/CSU, and Christian‑democratic coalitions.
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