The public prosecutor’s office in Dresden, Saxony, has filed charges against former Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Frauke Petry on suspicion of false oath.
The Islamophobic and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) was dealt further setbacks on Tuesday as its co-leader said she was leaving the party, prompting more defections of local MPs.
The Immunity Committee in Saxony recommended lifting the immunity of right-wing politician Frauke Petry on Thursday over a year after accusations she committed perjury began.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the anti-Islam Pegida movement both held demos in Dresden at the same place on Monday, raising questions about the groups coming closer together.
The AfD’s Frauke Petry announced via Facebook video on Wednesday that she will not be running as the party's lead candidate in September's national election.
With seven months until German elections, support for the right-wing populist AfD party has slipped from highs seen during the mass migrant influx to single digits in the polls, alarming its divided leadership.
Emboldened by the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's US election win, these right-wing populists are hoping to capitalize on rising resentment against the establishment and alarm over immigration to shake up the political landscape on the continent.
AfD leader Frauke Petry has come under fire for predicting a sort of clash of civilizations and comparing Germany's multicultural society to a "compost heap".
A few days before the Berlin election, Frauke Petry, head of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) said Chancellor Angela Merkel is a worse leader because she doesn't have children.
Right-wing populist party the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has refused to accept a ban from the Munich beer hall where Adolf Hitler gave one of his first political speeches.
The manager of a Bavarian beer hall has cancelled an event where AfD leader Frauke Petry was set to speak, saying he won't tolerate the "right-wing mindset".
