Alternative for Germany
Political party in Germany
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- Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland , AfD [aːʔɛfˈdeː] ) is a far-right, right-wing populist, national conservative, and in parts völkisch nationalist political party in Germany.
- It is the largest opposition party in the Bundestag and a member of the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group in the European Parliament.
- ' alternative-less-ness ' , a German version of "there is no alternative").
- The party won seven seats in the 2014 European Parliament election in Germany as a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
- Following the 2025 federal election, it became the second-largest party and the largest opposition party in the 21st Bundestag.
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WikipediaAlternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland, AfD [aːʔɛfˈdeː] ) is a far-right, right-wing populist, national conservative, and in parts völkisch nationalist political party in Germany. It has 151 members of the Bundestag and 15 members of the European Parliament. It is the largest opposition party in the Bundestag and a member of the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group in the European Parliament.
Its name reflects its resistance to the mainstream policies of Angela Merkel and her slogan Alternativlosigkeit (lit. 'alternative-less-ness', a German version of "there is no alternative"). Established in April 2013, AfD narrowly missed the 5% electoral threshold to sit in the Bundestag during the 2013 federal election. The party won seven seats in the 2014 European Parliament election in Germany as a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). After securing representation in 14 of the 16 German state parliaments by October 2017, AfD won 94 seats in the 2017 federal election and became the third-largest party in the country, as well as the largest opposition party; its lead candidates were the co-vice chairman Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel, the latter having served as the party group leader in the 19th Bundestag. In the 2021 federal election, AfD dropped to being the fifth-largest party in the 20th Bundestag. Following the 2025 federal election, it became the second-largest party and the largest opposition party in the 21st Bundestag.
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