Topic: AfD

A photo of Donald Trump is displayed as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appears on the TV program "Porta a Porta," Jan. 21, 2026, in Rome. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Europe's far right is done with Trump

Andrew O'Hehir
Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, campaigning in July 2026. (Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

What if the fascists win in Germany?

Andrew O'Hehir
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and US Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024. (ADAM GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Pariah nation: Trumpism rejected at cost

Heather Digby Parton
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at his victory celebration in Ottawa, April 29, 2025. (Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA foreign policy: So much losing!

Andrew O'Hehir
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at a campaign event with former President Donald Trump, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Musk to AfD: "Be proud to be German"

Griffin Eckstein
Elon Musk in front of Marine Le Pen, Nigel Farage and Alice Weidel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Elon's global takeover: Is Europe next?

Andrew O'Hehir
Viktor Orban, Marine Le Pen and Steve Bannon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The far right builds a global think tank

John Feffer - TomDispatch.com
AfD (Alternative for Germany) chairwomen and party's faction leader in the German state parliament of Saxony, Frauke Petry, right, and the faction's media policy spokeswomen, Kirsten Muster, left, address the media during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. ((AP Photo/Michael Sohn))

How Russians help fuel Germany's AfD

Petra Rethmann - The Conversation
Thousands of people take part during a demonstration initiated by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. (AP/Jens Meyer)

Dan Peleschuk - GlobalPost