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The AfD is ruthlessly conducting its European election campaign without its leading candidate for the European votes.
German Federal States![Bound to each other for better or worse: AfD leadership duo Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/24/286431/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-top-leaders-of-the-afd-are-currently-extremely-worried-due-to-this.webp)
During Easter, the AfD had one direction which was going upward. The far-right party anticipated becoming prime minister in the state polls of Saxony and Thuringia in the autumn. A potential chancellor candidate, Alice Weidel (45), was also considered seriously. However, just two weeks before...
Calendar-Sheet![This is how he likes it: AfD top candidate Maximilian Krah with oysters and langoustines. The...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/23/282940/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/a-german-would-need-to-work-for-94-years-to-receive-the-eu-pension-offered-by-krah.webp)
China intelligence operations, Russia's coal trade, Höcke's fiasco - plus an SS scandal; leading European candidate Maximilian Krah (47) is unfazed. The AfD party's support has declined following Easter (currently at 17%). One individual remains unaffected by this: scandal-plagued Krah himself....
German Federal States![A picture from better days: Party leaders Tino Chrupalla (left) and Alice Weidel with the AfD's top...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/22/282617/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/the-disastrous-collapse-of-the-afd.webp)
After the resignation of their leading EU candidate Maximilian Krah from the AfD federal executive and his prohibition from participating in the election campaign, the party is faced with a crisis.
German Federal States![The faces of the AfD crisis: party leader Alice Weidel and EU lead candidate Maximilian Krah](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/22/282297/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/does-krah-s-ss-interview-threaten-to-split-afd.webp)
The controversy surrounding the AfD continues unabated. Their top EU candidate, Maximilian Krah, has caused another stir by discussing National Socialism in an interview.
Technology![AfD fascist Björn Höcke (52)](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/17/271811/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/rebels-in-thuringia-seek-to-expel-hocke-from-the-afd-party.webp)
Björn Höcke, a controversial AfD leader from Thuringia, may face expulsion from his party. Local fellow party members are demanding his removal due to his provocative behavior.
Culture![Top European candidate Maximilian Krah (47, AfD) was unable to speak as keynote speaker in Miesbach...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/11/260089/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/beer-garden-calls-off-afd-function-following-menaces.webp)
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in the heat of the European election campaign, with discussions on espionage and anti-constitutionalism arising, as well as recurring threats, such as in Miesbach.
German Federal States![Right-winger Björn Höcke uses this election poster to campaign for the AfL instead of the AfD](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/11/258074/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/hocke-is-currently-opposing-his-afd-party.webp)
Election posters in Thuringia ahead of the local elections on May 26 feature an image of right-wing politician Björn Höcke (52), accompanied by the phrase: "I'm supporting the authentic option for the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district." These posters differ from the standard AfD blue design and omit...
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