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Björn Höcke

Björn Höcke is a German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

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A seated person holds two small flags, one of Germany and one of the AfD party

Germany's far-right AfD riding high despite setbacks

The AfD is riding high following recent electoral successes — despite a series of scandals.
PoliticsJune 28, 202402:04 min
Björn Höcke sitting in court on Monday, June 24

Germany: AfD's Höcke in court over second use of Nazi slogan

Far-right AfD politician Björn Höcke is accused — for a second time — of knowingly using a Nazi slogan.
PoliticsJune 24, 2024
Deutschland Magdeburg | AfD Mitglied Maximilian Krah

Germany’s AfD party and its ties to Russia

Why it’s view of Russia is becoming a liability for the AfD?
PoliticsJune 6, 202407:02 min
left to right: AfD top candidate for EU election Maximilian Krah, AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla, AfD co-chair Alice Weidel during a press conference

Germany: Far-right AfD stumbles ahead of EU election

The Alternative for Germany has seen turbulent weeks. But the party's core support remains unaffected by the scandals.
PoliticsMay 29, 2024
Björn Höcke in court

Germany: Far-right leader Höcke suffers defeat in court

One of Germany's most radical politicians, Björn Höcke, was found guilty of intentionally using a banned Nazi slogan.
Law and JusticeMay 14, 2024
Björn Höcke points upwards whilst on stage

Germany: Court fines AfD politician Höcke over Nazi slogan

Far-right politician Björn Höcke, a former history teacher, denied during the trial knowing the origin of the slogan.
Law and JusticeMay 14, 2024
Björn Höcke entering a stage against an AfD logo backdrop

Germany's far-right AfD under mounting pressure

Pressure is now mounting for the party to be banned.
PoliticsMay 14, 2024
A person holding a TV camera against a backdrop which reads Alternative fuer Deutschland

Far-right AfD: How should German media deal with the party?

Whether public or private, German media outlets have struggled to find a way to report about the far-right party.
PoliticsMay 2, 2024
Microphones from various TV stations such as ZDF, RTL and NDR are placed in front of a wall with the blue, white and red logo of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Why German media's relationship with far right is difficult

How should Germany's traditional media deal with the far-right Alternative for Germany? Expose the party, or ignore it?
PoliticsApril 22, 2024
Uwe Thrum of the AFD

AfD loses run-off in first vote since mass-deportation story

AfD has been the target of massive protests of late after a damning expose was published about its plans for governing.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2024
Björn Höcke

Could a 'fascist' soon head a German state government?

Björn Höcke, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany in the eastern state of Thuringia is set to take the reins.
PoliticsJanuary 16, 2024
AfD logo with shadowy figure in front

Germany: AfD a growing threat to democracy, says minister

The interior minister of Thuringia state has warned of dangers to democracy as the far-right AfD gains support.
PoliticsDecember 28, 2023
The Thuringian AfD parliamentary group leader Björn Höcke speaks on the Schlossplatz in Oranienburg

Germany: AfD's Höcke trial moved to more prominent court

During a speech in May 2021, Höcke used the slogan of the Nazis' notorious Sturmabteilung (SA).
CrimeNovember 30, 2023
An AfD stage logo at a national party conference held in Saxony-Anhalt

Germany designates AfD regional party 'extremist'

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt is the party's second state association to be categorized as an extremist group.
PoliticsNovember 7, 2023
Björn Höcke

Far-right AfD's Björn Höcke faces trial over Nazi slogan

Far-right Alternative for Germany politician Björn Höcke is to stand trial for allegedly using a banned Nazi slogan.
CrimeSeptember 13, 2023
Nordhausen: Jörg Prophet talking to voters at his campaign booth

Nordhausen: Another AfD mayor in Germany?

The far-right AfD is on the verge of a big victory, as DW's Oliver Pieper reports from the town of Nordhausen.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2023
Björn Höcke, wearing a dark blue suit, points as he speaks in Thuringia's state parliament

AfD politician Höcke charged with using Nazi slogan

Prosecutors in Germany brought charges against Björn Höcke, head of the far-right AfD party in the state of Thuringia.
Rule of LawJune 5, 2023
Pfeifer Hans Kommentarbild App

AfD's German 'normal'

Hans Pfeifer
The Alternative for Germany's party program is a danger to Germany, DW's Hans Pfeifer writes.
PoliticsApril 11, 2021
Höcke supporter's jacked decorated with Höcke photos and German flag

Germany's far-right AfD searching for new momentum

Recent state election results suggest the popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany may have hit a ceiling.
PoliticsApril 6, 2021
The BfV and the AfD

AfD is under observation by state intelligence

The domestic intelligence service has been examining how dangerous the Alternative for Germany is since 2019.
PoliticsMarch 4, 2021
Bodo Ramelow (left) und Björn Höcke (right)

Top politicians in Thuringia both lose their immunity

The AfD's Björn Höcke faces defamation charges, while a middle finger gesture plagues the Left party's Bodo Ramelow.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2020
Jörg Meuthen and Andreas Kalbitz (center)

German far-right AfD in crisis

Amid internal strife during the coronavirus pandemic, is the far-right Alternative for Germany heading for a crash?
PoliticsMay 18, 2020
Andreas Kalbitz

Germany's populist AfD party boots out far-right leader

Kalbitz, one of the heads of the AfD's radical "Wing" faction, was booted over his past ties with a Neo-Nazi movement.
PoliticsMay 15, 2020
Jörg Meuthen speaking to journalists

Germany's AfD considers split due to radical wing

AfD co-leader Jörg Meuthen suggested splitting the far-right party, saying its radical faction is costing them votes.
PoliticsApril 2, 2020
AfD supporters march in Chemnitz

AfD: Radical forces gaining ground

Influential parts of the AfD are trying to limit its links to the far right. But they are unlikely to succeed.
PoliticsMarch 25, 2020
AfD members with a sign

'Wing' of far-right AfD placed under surveillance

The populist Alternative for Germany has been accused of fueling far-right attacks with "extremist" rhetoric.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2020
Marcel Fürstenau

Thuringia's election atonement

Marcel Fürstenau
The Left party's Bodo Ramelow is premier once again — but a lot can still happen by next year's state elections.
PoliticsMarch 5, 2020
Bodo Ramelow

Left party politician Ramelow wins key German state vote

Bodo Ramelow has won the vote to become Thuringia's state premier after a right-wing scandal rocked the state.
PoliticsMarch 4, 2020
Björn Höcke

AfD: Björn Höcke to run for Thuringia state premier

The vote comes after the election of an FDP candidate with right-wing support sent shockwaves through domestic politics.
PoliticsMarch 2, 2020
DW Sendung To The Point Totale E

Fiasco in Thuringia: Will the AfD Destroy Merkel's Legacy?

The CDU is in crisis in the wake of the state election debacle. Who will fill the leadership vacuum?
PoliticsFebruary 13, 202026:05 min
DW Sendung To The Point Totale E

Fiasco in Thuringia: Will the AfD destroy Merkel's legacy?

The CDU is in crisis in the wake of the state election debacle. Who will fill the leadership vacuum?
PoliticsFebruary 13, 202026:00 min
Far-right AfD party politician Björn Höcke

AfD's Björn Höcke: Firebrand of the German far right

The former teacher turned nationalist, anti-immigrant populist is cheered and jeered across Germany. DW takes a look.
PoliticsFebruary 7, 2020
Protests against election of state premier in Thuringia

What's happened in Thuringia, and why the outcry?

A new state premier in Thuringia, elected with far-right AfD support, has quit within a day. Here's how it came to pass.
PoliticsFebruary 6, 2020
Deutschland Braunschweig AfD Bundesparteitag | Björn Höcke, Landesvorsitzender Thüringen

Höcke: AfD is 'systematically bullied'

The far-right politician feels that the wrong image of the AfD is being perpetuated.
November 30, 201901:39 min
Deutschland Thüringer Verfassungsgericht weist Prüffall-Klage der AfD ab | Verfassungsgerichtshof

Weimar court dismisses far-right AfD lawsuit

Thuringia state's constitutional court has dismissed a complaint by the far-right AfD party.
PoliticsNovember 20, 2019
Symbols of Germany's conservative CDU and far-right populist AfD

Are Merkel's CDU and far-right AfD getting closer?

Calls for talks with the AfD in Thuringia have prompted sharp criticism from party brass and Jewish leaders.
PoliticsNovember 5, 2019
Stephan Brandner of the AfD

AfD's Brandner slammed after Lindenberg slurs

A German far-right AfD parliamentary committee chairman is facing calls to quit for using "outrageous" allusions.
PoliticsNovember 2, 2019
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
A man carries flyers showing the face of AfD state leader Björn Höcke

AfD politicians rally against regional leader Höcke

An appeal by scores of AfD politicians has called for the party to distance itself from its fiery leader in Thuringia.
PoliticsJuly 10, 2019
Björn Höcke

Infighting in AfD leading to rightward shift

In three German states, extremist elements of the far-right Alternative for Germany are threatening to take over.
PoliticsJuly 7, 2019
Björn Höcke

AfD's Björn Höcke faces investigation

The politician is accused of using photos of a victim of a killing for his own political ends.
PoliticsDecember 14, 2018
Björn Höcke, the leader of the AfD in Thuringia, speaks in front of a German flag

AfD takes legal action against surveillance threat

The far-right AfD party accuses a state interior minister and domestic intelligence chief of abusing their power.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2018
Björn Höcke

AfD risks monitoring by security services

AfD leaders told members to refrain from saying "ethnicity inversion" to avoid being placed under surveillance.
PoliticsNovember 4, 2018
The head of the Thuringia AfD, Björn Höcke, marches in a right-wing protest in Chemnitz, Germany

Thurnigia AfD branch faces surveillance review

Thuringia's security agency wants to determine how much the AfD distances itself from right-wing extremism — if at all.
PoliticsSeptember 6, 2018
AfD co-chair Alexander Gauland

AfD head could face legal action over 'bird shit' remark

The co-chairman of Germany's far-right AfD could face legal action for appearing to trivialize the Nazi era.
PoliticsJune 6, 2018
Alexander Gaulan in Berlin

Nazi 'bird shit' and the limits of free speech

AfD co-leader Alexander Gauland's Nazi "bird shit" remark has drawn scorn but legally experts say he has little to fear.
PoliticsJune 5, 2018
Members of the AfD's youth wing

'Bird shit' comment divides young AfD members

Alexander Gauland's speech on German history and the Nazi era has made waves at the AfD youth wing's party conference.
PoliticsJune 3, 2018
AfD chief for Thuringia Björn Höcke

Höcke allowed to stay in AfD despite Holocaust remark

Höcke claimed last year that Germany was "crippled" by its "stupid" politics of Holocaust remembrance.
PoliticsMay 9, 2018
Brandenburg gate in 1990

How the AfD taps into the East-West divide

The former leader of the far-right AfD says the party is using Germany's economic and cultural rifts to its advantage.
PoliticsApril 18, 2018
Gedenkstätte Bergen-Belsen Grabsteine

Row over AfD joining Bergen-Belsen board

The far-right populist party may soon send a member to the board that oversees former concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
SocietyNovember 28, 2017