Germany's AfD rethinks anti-euro roots
The gist
Germany's far-right AfD is weighing a shift from demanding a euro exit to renegotiating EU treaties.
The change could make the party a more viable coalition partner in Berlin.
How it unfolded
- 2013The AfD is founded amid anger over bailouts for heavily indebted fellow members of the euro zone, starting as a movement opposed to the common currency.
- Aug 2026A resolution at an AfD party congress seeking to acknowledge Europe's wider political and cultural significance is withdrawn after failing to secure enough support.
- Sep 2026The AfD wins a historic victory in a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt.