The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has invited lawmakers from Alternative für Deutschland to join its annual gathering of top international defence officials in February after shutting out the far-right party for the last two years. “The same principle applied before 2024.”About 10 AfD MPs serve on the foreign affairs committee and another nine on the defence committee. The Guardian understands that the invitation extended to AfD MPs is for the main conference and not other “confidential formats” hosted by the MSC. However, in 2026 there will be five regional elections across Germany, and the AfD has strong leads in the polls in two of them. Germany’s domestic intelligence service in May classed the AfD as a “confirmed rightwing extremist” force, although that designation is still under official review.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2025 22:25 UTC