German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding information from ministers in state administrations if they are formed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The AfD is regularly criticised for close ties to Moscow. Polls indicate that the AfD could win an absolute majority in a state election in September in Saxony-Anhalt, meaning that it would form a state government for the first time. Under Germany’s federal system, state...
German police scuffled with protesters as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) held its national convention
Protesters from unions, civil society and left-wing parties aim to disrupt AfD annual conference in Erfurt.