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Political party in Germany
Historical and scholarly sources widely describe the Nazi Party as a far‑right, racist, ultranationalist, and anti‑democratic movement that shared many features with European fascism and practised sta...
Some anti-fascist symbols — notably the German Iron Front “three arrows” and variations of the black-and-red Antifaschistische Aktion flag — have historic bans and remain politically sensitive; Austri...
Elon Musk twice made a one‑armed, straight‑arm gesture during a January 20, 2025, inauguration rally that many observers compared to a Nazi or fascist Roman salute; the Anti‑Defamation League describe...
Three contemporary political environments — Italy, Germany, and parts of Eastern Europe (notably Hungary) — show the clearest resemblances to the social and political conditions that enabled 1930s fas...
Migration-related arrivals and flows remain a central political issue in Germany and Europe, with Germany combining enforcement measures — tightened border checks, suspension of family reunification a...
The 2024 European Parliament elections, held across EU member states between 6–9 June 2024, produced a clear shift to the right in many national delegations while centre-right to centre-left pro‑EU bl...
Available reporting shows mixed signals: academic and mainstream sources describe a decline or fragmentation of the “alt‑right” label in the U.S. after high‑profile setbacks like Charlottesville and l...
Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BfV) has classified the AfD as a right‑wing extremist endeavor, a designation that permits increased surveillance and cites an “ethnic‑based understanding of t...
Reports and surveys show racial discrimination in Germany remains substantial and visible to international students: a 2024 university survey found 28% of students reported first‑hand discrimination w...
A mix of electoral gains, erosion of the post‑war “cordon sanitaire,” and social and economic grievances have pushed right‑wing and far‑right parties into stronger positions across Europe (examples in...
Individuals who do not self-identify as Nazis can nonetheless be accurately described as holding *Nazi-like* beliefs when their views and actions align with core elements of Nazism — explicit racial h...
The German Antifa tradition traces to pre‑Nazi and immediate post‑war anti‑fascist organizing but never formed a unified political force in post‑WWII formal politics; its influence was fragmented, sup...
Since 2016 reporting and datasets assembled in the provided sources indicate a , affecting multiple parties across countries and escalating in frequency and severity in recent years. German government...