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The National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) is a right-wing party in Germany espousing German nationalism. The party is usually described as a neo-Nazi organization.

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Björn Höcke making a passionate election campaign appearance in Thuringia in August 2024

Will Germany's far-right AfD party be banned?

German lawmakers have united in an attempt to ban the Alternative for Germany party. Can they succeed?
PoliticsOctober 18, 2024
The Constitutional Court, or Bundesverfassungsgericht, eagle logo seen on the court building

Top German court strips financing of extreme-right party

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the party "Die Heimat," formerly NPD, should not benefit from state support.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2024
A demonstrator holds a placard with a barred AfD sign during a demonstration against racism and far right politics in Frankfurt

Germany's AfD could lose funds for anti-democratic behavior

Opponents of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany want to suspend its funding or ban it outright.
PoliticsJanuary 22, 2024
President and vice-president of the Brandenburg constitutional court announce their decisio

Brandenburg court overturns gender quota for party lists

The regional constitutional court in Brandenburg has rejected a law enshrining gender equality among political parties.
PoliticsOctober 23, 2020
Neo-Nazi skinheads in Koblenz

German neo-Nazis trained in Russia: report

Militant right-wing extremists in Germany are receiving combat training in Russia, a German news magazine has reported.
PoliticsJune 5, 2020
Martin Buschmann

German EU lawmaker resigns over neo-Nazi past

Martin Buschmann has apologized following revelations he was once a member of Germany's ultranationalist NPD party.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2020
Protesters march against the far-right in Eschede

Demonstrators stop neo-Nazi NPD gathering

Hundreds of protesters blocked a road to prevent NPD supporters from rallying.
PoliticsDecember 22, 2019
NPD election poster reading "Migration kills!"

Court: 'Migration kills!' poster partly accurate

The poster was part of the European election campaign of the extreme-right NPD party.
CrimeDecember 1, 2019
Hanover demos

Thousands march against extreme-right NPD rally

NPD supporters marching against journalists were vastly outnumbered by counterdemonstators in defense of the press.
PoliticsNovember 23, 2019
A right-wing militia on patrol

Germany's right-wing militias play into public fears

Extremist militia groups say they patrol where police turn a blind eye. Others say their motives are more sinister.
SocietyNovember 18, 2019
A self-proclaimed defender of safe zones speaks with a police officer

Vigilante groups cause alarm

German authorities are concerned as vigilante groups take it upon themselves to guard "law and order."
SocietyNovember 14, 201903:42 min
Map of German borders as of 1918

Far-right AfD aims at a forgotten demographic

Germans expelled after World War II have had a complicated history. Now the AfD is trying to recruit them.
PoliticsOctober 27, 2019
Stefan Jagsch, NPD politician in Hesse

Germany: neo-Nazi politician voted out of town council

A town council has reversed its unanimous decision to add a politician with neo-Nazi ties to its ranks.
PoliticsOctober 23, 2019
CDU and AFD logos

Common ground between CDU and AfD?

Chancellor Merkel has promised serious consequences should members of her party work the far-right populists.
PoliticsSeptember 11, 2019
NPD party member and local politician Stefan Jagsch

Germany: Neo-Nazi to be booted out of council

After sparking outrage over the election of a far-right extremist politician, the council says it wants to undo the vote
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2019
NPD Stefan Jagsch

Merkel party colleagues elect far-right extremist

Local leaders of Angela Merkel's CDU and the center-left SPD have been left horrified at the election of Stefan Jagsch.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2019
RBB flags and a electoral campaign poster of the extreme-right NPD party

Court rules in favor of extreme-right ad

The ultranationalist NPD had twice previously failed to convince lower-level courts that its campaign ad was legal.
PoliticsMay 15, 2019
Graphic of IS logo on an EU map

German intelligence agency warns of IS attacks

Despite its military defeat, Germany's domestic intelligence agency warns tthat he "Islamic State" remains dangerous.
TerrorismMay 13, 2019
An NPD supporter waves an NPD flag at a demonstration in Berlin

German TV refuses to show ultranationalist ad

The NPD is the most prominent ultranationalist party currently active in Germany.
PoliticsApril 27, 2019
NPD patrol

Neo-Nazis pull 'safety zones' stunt in Amberg

The mayor has however rejected fears of vigilantism by the far-right NPD.
PoliticsJanuary 3, 2019
Germany's domestic intelligence agency building, Cologne

Germany's domestic spy agency: its biggest scandals

DW looks at six major scandals involving Germany's domestic intelligence agency since its founding in 1950.
PoliticsSeptember 16, 2018
A screen shot from a video showing NPD members in vests on German trains

Stunt by extreme-right group prompts police investigation

Authorities labeled the NPD's actions as attention-seeking from an irrelevant party.
Law and JusticeJuly 18, 2018
Themar Rechtsrock Festival „Tage der nationalen Bewegung“

Neo-Nazi rock concert draws some 2,000, plus counterdemos

Police registered dozens of criminal offenses and infractions at Germany's largest neo-Nazi rock concert.
PoliticsJune 10, 2018
Piraten Partei Wahlplakate

EU states agree to keep small German parties out of Brussels

The EU has adopted a new measure to stop Germany's very small parties from gaining seats in the European parliament.
PoliticsJune 7, 2018
Two painted figures of women at the "Peace Festival"

'Peace Festival' vs. neo-Nazi rally in Saxony town

The eastern German town of Ostritz has become the scene of a confrontation between neo-Nazis and their opponents.
SocietyApril 21, 2018
Far-right Germans holding NPD placards

German Cabinet OKs motion to cut off NPD from state funding

Berlin will ask the Constitutional Court to alter party funding laws in order to cut off the neo-Nazi NPD.
PoliticsApril 18, 2018
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SocietyApril 14, 201812:00 min

In Berlin, right-wing attacks rattle activists

Berlin's Neukölln is a magnet for tourists and expats alike. But is it experiencing far-right terrorism?
PoliticsApril 6, 2018
Lady justice statue in Frankfurt, Germany

The far-right's push to enter Germany's judiciary

German far-right groups are calling on their members to apply to be lay judges and "ensure justice" is done.
Law and JusticeMarch 9, 2018
Germany's anti-migrant 'Zukunft Heimat' group rallies in Cottbus

Pro- and anti-migrant protesters rally in Cottbus

The German city has attracted unwelcome headlines following a spate of violent attacks involving refugees.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2018
man holding NPD flag

No more state money for party linked to neo-Nazis?

All 16 states have voted to apply to the highest court to apply a law that would see the NPD's funds cut off.
Law and JusticeFebruary 2, 2018
Deutschland Skulptur «Monument» in Dresden

Artists in eastern Germany fight the rise of the far-right

Theaters in the former East fight populism with culture. They counter AfD ideology by engaging the next generation.
TheaterSeptember 29, 2017
Deutschland Bronzeglocke mit Hakenkreuz in Herxheim am Berg

Mayor resigns in 'Hitler bell' row

A row over the presence of a 'Hitler' bell in a Rhineland church has prompted the town's mayor to resign.
PoliticsSeptember 6, 2017
Karamba Diaby

Germany's first-ever black MP files charges for racism

Karamba Diaby, Germany's first African-born Bundestag member, has filed charges against racist Facebook commenters.
PoliticsAugust 23, 2017
NPD Finanzierung verfassungsfeindliche Parteien

Bundestag targets extremist parties

Germany's parliament has changed the constitution so that extremist parties can no longer claim government funds.
PoliticsJune 23, 2017
Demonstration von Rechtsextremisten in Karlsruhe-Durlach

A guide to Germany's far-right

Here's DW's guide to the main entities on Germany's far-right - from official political parties to fringe movements.
PoliticsJune 16, 2017
Symbolbild Rechte Gewalt hat zugenommen

NPD suit on gagging critic fails in Dresden court

The lawsuit raised eyebrows last year when an AfD member judge initially ruled in favor of the NPD.
Law and JusticeApril 28, 2017
Symbolbild Rechte Gewalt hat zugenommen

German government moves to bankrupt 'neo-Nazi' NPD

The government has proposed a constitutional amendment to block funding for the extreme-right National Democratic Party.
PoliticsApril 7, 2017
Bunt statt Braun-Demo gegen NPD-Parteitag in Sarbrücken

Thousands demonstrate in Saarbrücken against NPD extremists

Thousands of people have joined protests against the convention of the far-right NPD party in the city of Saarbrücken.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2017
Symbolbild Rechte Gewalt hat zugenommen

No public money for extremists?

Three German states want a limit on the far-right NPD's public financing, but that could set a dangerous precedent.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 2017
Symbolbild Reichsbürger

Bundesrat seeks to block neo-Nazis from funds

The Bundesrat submitted a draft law barring the far-right NPD from federal finances to which it is entitled.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 2017
Deutschland | Prozess Brandanschlag Nauen

Neo-Nazi get eight years for arson at refugee home

A politician with the far-right NPD was sentenced along with seven co-defendants over thee attack in the town of Nauen.
CrimeFebruary 9, 2017
Dortmund Rechtsextremisten Neonazis Kundgebung 2007

More far-right extremists prone to violence

Last year the number of violent right-wing extremists rose to 12,100 - almost half the entire right-wing scene.
SocietyJanuary 25, 2017
Symbolbild Reichsbürger

Trying to bankrupt 'neo-Nazi' NPD

The NPD beat a constitutional case trying to ban them this week, but the court agreed the party was anti-constitutional.
Law and JusticeJanuary 20, 2017
Head shot of a man (Volker Wagener) with gray hair and a beard

The unimportant NPD

Volker Wagener
Another attempt to ban the neo-Nazi NPD in Germany has failed. But, there is no need to worry.
PoliticsJanuary 17, 2017
Deutschland Karlsruhe Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zu NPD-Verbot

Court rules against NPD ban

Germany's constitutional court has ruled against banning the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD).
PoliticsJanuary 17, 2017
NPD demonstration

Constitutional Court to rule on latest NPD ban

Those in favor of banning the National Democratic Party of Germany point to its affinity with neo-Nazis.
PoliticsJanuary 16, 2017
Cologne train station

Cologne police prohibit NYE rallies

Police and a court in Cologne have denied requests from two German parties to hold rallies on New Year's Eve.
Law and JusticeDecember 30, 2016
Symbolbild Reichsbürger

Right-wing populism poses new problem for German intel

German authorities are unsure how to deal with the new rise of the populist right, according to a leaked paper.
SocietyNovember 22, 2016
Neuruppin Berufungsprozess um Nazi-Tattoo Marcel Z Anwalt

German politician sentenced to jail for Nazi tattoo

The man now faces eight months in jail for openly displaying his Auschwitz camp tattoo at a Brandenburg pool last year.
CrimeNovember 8, 2016