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Germany's interior ministers are meeting for the Innenministerkonferenz, with state governments adapting their decision-making practices out of concern that the AfD could block resolutions. According to Spiegel, several Länder are changing how agreements are reached so that cooperation with the party at state level cannot stall joint decisions on internal security matters.
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In Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD's state leader Martin Stahl has moved to postpone the election of a new Minister-President candidate, a step reported by BILD as a significant internal delay. The move puts the spotlight on the state party's leadership contest and its plans ahead of the next state election, with the far-right party polling strongly in the region.
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Attention is on the AfD's growing standing in Hamburg, with local radio coverage noting that political extremes are gaining support across the city. The discussion comes as the far-right party registers rising poll numbers regionally, prompting debate about shifting voter alignments in a traditionally left-leaning city-state. Commenters are weighing what this means for Hamburg's established parties ahead of future elections.
- 4Hessian justice ministry reviews AfD ban appeal signatories●Die Mindsetter Das unionsgeführte hessische Justizministerium wies eine Überprüfung an, ob die Unterzeichnung eines Aufr
The Hessian justice ministry, led by the Union, has ordered a review into whether judges and prosecutors who signed a call to initiate proceedings to ban the AfD could face employment-law measures. The move has sparked debate about judicial independence and freedom of expression within the civil service, with critics questioning whether professional consequences are appropriate for political petition signatures.
- 5Varoufakis and Munchau say Germany's centre is collapsing●Germany's centre is collapsing - Yanis Varoufakis & Wolfgang Munchau | The Econoclasts
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and economist Wolfgang Munchau argue in a joint discussion that Germany's political centre is falling apart, pointing to the decline of the mainstream parties that have dominated postwar German politics. The conversation, hosted on the Econoclasts programme, draws wide attention as Germany's governing coalition struggles and support shifts toward both the far-right AfD and the hard left.
- 6AfD politician Curio sparks row over 330,000 naturalizations●AfD-Innenpolitiker Gottfried Curio schreibt, mit über 330.000 Einbürgerungen seien "bewusst endgültige Abschiebehinderni
AfD interior politician Gottfried Curio claimed Germany's record of over 330,000 naturalizations in 2025 deliberately created 'permanent obstacles to deportation'. The figure is accurate: the Federal Statistical Office reports 332,500 naturalizations. Critics point out that citizenship requires lawful residence, so naturalized people were generally not facing deportation in the first place, making his framing misleading.
- 7AI study of 1.4 million X posts on Berlin election●🗳️ Mithilfe von KI hat ein Team von der # TUBerlin und der @ unimainz 1,4 Millionen Postings auf der Plattform X zur Ber
A research team from TU Berlin and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz used artificial intelligence to analyse 1.4 million posts on X about the Berlin election. The goal was to test how political debates online can be structured and evaluated. Key findings show the AfD dominated the discourse, raising questions about the party's outsized presence in social media political debate.
- 8Far-right surge in Europe linked to Putin's interventions●# farright growth in # Europe in the last 30 years. # Putin invaded # Crimea in 2014 (first acceleration) and # Ukraine
Commentators are arguing that the far right's growth in Europe over the past 30 years accelerated twice in step with Russian aggression: first after Putin's 2014 annexation of Crimea, then again following the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Posts point to parties such as Germany's AfD, France's Rassemblement National, and Italy's Fratelli d'Italia and Lega, questioning whether the timing is coincidence.
- 9AfD near 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt as Union threatens Berlin funding●Die AfD holt in Sachsen-Anhalt fast 44 Prozent, und die Union bleibt still. Die Linke gewinnt in Berlin, und plötzlich d
The AfD is polling at almost 44 percent in Saxony-Anhalt, while the Left won the repeat election in Berlin. In response, CDU/CSU-governed states are threatening to cut Berlin's share under the Länderfinanzausgleich, the German system of financial equalisation between federal states. Critics note Berlin is the only state facing such threats, calling it a reaction to democratic election results the Union dislikes.