German elections

'Unrestrained antisemitism': German politicians, Jewish leaders warn over Left Party’s rise

Left Party's leader Elif Eralp - who is of Turkish origin - has been compared to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani due to her pro-Palestine anti-capitalist populist beliefs.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, Friedrich Merz, walks to attend a press conference, after the state elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 21, 2026.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026

Merz says Germany needs reform, defends democratic order after historic election defeat against AfD

"That is what we need to deliver on now; it is what I want to deliver on, and that is the stance I am taking into talks with our coalition partner," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, and party co leader Tino Chrupalla react from the stage at the AfD election party, after exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

European leaders voice concern as Germany's far-right AfD wins key state election

"It seems they're just a few votes short of an absolute majority, but this is indeed a very worrying sign," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Radio Vox FM.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, makes a selfie with a supporter during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026 in Magdeburg, Germany.

How will an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt impact Germany - and should Jews be worried?

German voters in Saxony-Anhalt could give the right-wing extremist political party, the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, its most significant achievement since its founding in 2013.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026|ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA

September 28th, 2017: German elections and more

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Not the return of Nazi Germany, but a cause for concern

The passage of time and the frail human memory gradually diminish the impact of the Holocaust on arresting racist, xenophobic and antisemitic ideas and movements in Europe and elsewhere.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017ByODED ERAN

Demonstrators protest against the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) after German general election

Leader of far-right German party says Jews have nothing to fear

Afd leader claims his party has nothing in it Jewish people should be alarmed about.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017ByJTA

Alexander Gauland, top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) speaks during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2017.

Split emerges in German far right; co-leader storms out of news conference

Frauke Petry, who was long considered the AfD's most recognizable face, said she would take up her seat but would not be part of AfD's parliamentary group.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017ByREUTERS