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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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Reactions to Holocaust memorial outside AfD leader's home
Holocaust memorial replica built by the AfD's Björn Höcke home provoked reactions from the far-right party.
Artists build Holocaust memorial by far-right leader's home
The Center for Political Beauty set up a replica of Berlin's Holocaust Memorial next door to an AfD leader's home.
Regional lawmakers keep quitting far-right AfD
Twenty-six state representatives have followed Frauke Petry in seeking an alternative to the Alternative for Germany.
AfD candidate in hot water
Right-wing populist Jens Maier is accused of having expressed understanding for Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik.
More questions than answers for the AfD
Frauke Petry has confronted the AfD with a crucial test ahead of this weekend's party conference in Cologne.
What's behind Petry's choice?
Kay-Alexander Scholz
Frauke Petry's decision not to run as the AfD's lead candidate doesn't signal the end of her quest for power.
Controversial AfD lawmaker to skip party convention
Björn Höcke has said he will stay away to avoid "initiating a scandal."
Germany's AfD in crisis after Saarland slump
Germany's nationalist AfD had a poor election result in Saarland - but leader Frauke Petry had another reason to cry.
Difficult days for the AfD
With AfD plunging in polls. DW's Kay-Alexander Scholz reports from Bavaria and Thuringia on where the party is heading.
AfD lawmaker sorry for Holocaust comments
Björn Höcke said he would "like to apologize" for criticizing Germany's culture of Holocaust remembrance.
Höcke's high hopes
Kay-Alexander Scholz
AfD bosses have applied for his removal - but it's unlikely that this will happen, DW's Kay-Alexander Scholz writes.
AfD seeks to expel state leader over Holocaust remarks
The leaders of Germany's nationalist AfD asked that Thuringia state party chief Björn Höcke be removed from office.
AfD judge barred from ruling on 'political' cases
A judge has been relieved of some of his duties after giving a speech declaring an end to Germany's "guilt cult."
AfD and Trump
At first glance it would seem that there are a lot of similarities between Donald Trump and the AfD.
AfD vice chair Gauland eyes Bundestag
A senior figure of Germany's far-right AfD, Alexander Gauland, has positioned himself for a Bundestag candidacy.
AfD and the Holocaust
How do AfD supporters see Germany’s obligation to remember its Nazi past?
AfD leader to remain in party despite Holocaust remarks
Höcke had prompted outrage after verbally attacking Germany's national Holocaust memorial and remembrance culture.
AfD seeks support to become 'people's party'
Alternative for Germany's Thuringia chairman says he sees the party as the "chancellor party" in the near future.
Uniting conservatives and the far-right
Björn Höcke of Alternative for Germany awoke uncomfortable memories when he invoked "a thousand years of Germany."
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