![Throughout Germany, the SPD is advertising for SPD lead candidate Katarina Barley with huge Scholz...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/25/287342/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/scholz-suffers-electoral-setback-in-polls.webp)
The upcoming continental election in two weeks, involving 350 million Europeans across 27 countries, will decide the fate of a new parliament. In Germany, this election holds significance as a gauge of public opinion for federal politics, and it could encounter challenges, specifically for the SPD.
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![Would not accept his expulsion from the church committee: Christoph Schaufert, deputy chairman of...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/22/281225/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/bishop-acknowledges-exclusion-of-afd-member.webp)
The Catholic Church continues to stand firm on its decision not to allow AfD state parliament member Christoph Schaufert (55) a role in its ranks, as Bishop of Trier Stefan Ackermann (61) has officially removed him from the Neunkirchen parish council.
German Federal States![The public prosecutor's office will not investigate Cathy Hummels](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/21/279680/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/cathy-hummels-will-not-face-any-investigations.webp)
A foolish slogan and much enthusiasm, yet it won't result in any legal ramifications for Cathy Hummels (36). Prosecutors won't be examining the situation as the broadcaster proclaimed "Everything for Germany".
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