German Greens

Germany: Far-right surge sparks protests, poses serious challenge

The picture that emerges from the German elections, held on September 24, is cause for concern on multiple fronts 鈥 especially in the surge to the neo-Nazi Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel winning a fourth term and the clear defeat of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the shadow of a resurgent neo-Nazism casts a serious threat not only for Germany itself, but all of Europe.

Germany: Record demo, Green vote rejects nuclear power

The largest anti-nuclear protests in German history were held on March 26. About 250,000 people marched in Germany鈥檚 four largest cities. Under the slogan 鈥淔ukushima Warns: Pull the Plug on all Nuclear Power Plants鈥, more than 120,000 took to the streets of Berlin, 50,000 in Hamburg, 40,000 in Koeln and upward of 40,000 marched in Muenchen. In state elections held the next day, the German Greens won a historic victory in Baden-Wuerttemberg. They will form Germany鈥檚 first-ever Green-led government. They also tripled their vote in elections in Rheinland-Pfalz.