Most West German politicians believe the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party (NPD) will win enough votes in the Sept. 28 national elections to gain its first seats in the Bundestag. But such ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's 16 states launched a battle on Tuesday to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) after the federal government failed spectacularly a decade ago to outlaw a ...

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Udo Voigt, the first member of Germany's far-right anti-immigrant party to enter the European Parliament, has faced legal action in the past with comments such as Hitler was "a great man". The son of ...

West Germany’s new Minister of Justice is concerned over the detrimental effects the ultra right-wing National Democratic Party (NPD) may have on Germany’s image abroad but he does not believe it ...

Germany?s top Jewish leader has slammed the government?s decision not to join efforts to ban the country?s most powerful neo-Nazi party. ?The decision of the Federal Government is disappointing and ...

A request to ban Germany's neo-Nazi fringe party the NPD crossed a first hurdle Wednesday when the highest court rejected party claims it was being infiltrated by state undercover informants. "The ...

German lawmakers voted Thursday to cut off public financing for extremist parties, a measure targeting the far-right NPD after two failed attempts by parliament to ban it. Under German law, every ...