Thousands attempt to block delegates from attending meeting where Alice Weidel chosen as AfD’s candidate for chancellor.

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background ...

RIESA, Germany (AP) — A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country's election next ...

Thousands of demonstrators delayed the start of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) congress on Saturday in the ...

(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) People stand in front of the stage of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party convention in Riesa, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP) AfD ...

A key congress of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was delayed Saturday as thousands shouting "No to Nazis" protested outside the venue in the eastern town of Riesa. The party's ...

Buoyed by the endorsement of Elon Musk and enjoying new highs in the polls ahead of elections in February, Germany's ...

Party’s co-leader pledges ‘total closing’ of borders and mass deportations of immigrants if it wins power next month ...

The event marked the beginning of campaign season ahead of Germany’s elections next month. In Riesa, Saxony—a stronghold of AfD—a significant police presence was deployed. Officers cleared ...

The AfD met in Riesa, a small city in the eastern state of Saxony, for its pre-election party conference. With the collapse of the ruling coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Liberals ...