Alternative for Germany (AfD)

How East Germany Got Overrun by Nazis
The far-right AfD is riding high in the polls, and get their best results in East Germany. What happened to the former GDR?
Nathaniel Flakin
August 24, 2023Tens of Thousands Protest After Nazi Terrorist Shoots Nine in Germany
Yesterday in the German city of Hanau, a Nazi murdered nine people in shisha bars. Bourgeois media are presenting this as a crime by a mentally ill loner. But it is an expression of a wave of right-wing terrorism sweeping the country.
Nathaniel Flakin
February 20, 2020An Atmosphere of Lynchings as Nazis March in East Germany
Scenes from a nightmare: Thousands of Nazis marching through the city of Chemnitz in East Germany, giving Hitler salutes and attacking people who do not look "German" enough. How could this happen? And how can we stop it?
Nathaniel Flakin
August 29, 2018How Did the Extreme Right Get 13 Percent in the German Elections?
Image: Now the End Begins On Sunday, Germany’s two main parties suffered a terrible defeat. Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU got just 33 percent, while the social democratic SPD sunk to 20.5 percent – the worst results for both parties since 1945. These two parties have held up West Germany’s capitalist regime since its founding, sharing […]
Nathaniel Flakin
September 28, 2017No Party Deserves Our Vote
The parliamentary elections of the state of Berlin take place today. Incumbent Mayor Michael Müller is up for reelection at the head of a coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Klasse Gegen Klasse
September 18, 2016Reactionaries OUT of the University of Munich!
The right is gaining ground in the universities in Germany, with the emergence of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) party.
Klasse Gegen Klasse
June 2, 2016