(„Alternative for Germany“) **Strength:** 32,000 (January 2021) **short description:** **I. Party History **1. prehistory** The “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) is the parliamentary arm of the extreme right in Germany. Its founding was preceded, among other things, by the publication of

The party “Bündnis Deutschland” was founded on November 20, 2022. It is a new project for disappointed AfD members. According to its own information, “Bündnis Deutschland” supported the right-wing populist voters’ association “Bürger in Wut” (BIW) with around 300,000 euros

(„National Democratic Party of Germany“) **Character:** oldest and biggest traditional fascist Party, strong ties to the NS-subculture **Strengh:** 3,600 members (2019) **Short description:** The NPD was founded in West Germany in 1964 and is the oldest and biggest traditional fascist

(„the right“) **character:** classical neonazi, strong ties to the NS-subculture **strengh:** 550 members (2019) **short description:** ‘Die Rechte’ is a traditional fascist party founded in May 2012. The Party is a umbrella organisation for fascist ‘Kameradschaften’, mainly in the Federal

(„Free Saxons“) **Short description:** The ‘Freie Sachsen’ are a party in the German Federal State of Saxony founded in February 2021. It is a far right concurrent project to the AfD. Leader is Martin Kohlmann. They are organising many rallys

(„Freedom Party of Austria“) **character:** right-wing populist **strength:** 60,000 (2017) **Short description:** The FPÖ was founded in 1956 and was a harbour for old NSDAP-members. FPÖ became the third largest party in Austria. Youth wing is the „Ring Freiheitlicher Jugend“.

PUBLIC [Identity Ireland](https://www.identityireland.org) (II) was founded by Gary Allen, Peter O’Loughlin and Alan Tighe in 2015. O’Loughlin, party leader, [spoke](https://www.thejournal.ie/identity-ireland-pegida-rally-dresden-2535068-Jan2016/) at a Pegida rally in Germany 2016 then unsuccessfully attempted to launch an Irish branch of Pegida in [February 2016](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z68yTJWXm5g)

The „Neuen Stärke Partei“ (NSP) was founded in May 2021 as a Neonazi-Party in Erfurt. It was founded by members of the Neonazi-Group „Neue Stärke Erfurt e. V.“ **First Source:** – Homepage: https://xn--neue-strke-w5a.eu/ (German)

(„Party National-orientated Swiss people“) **Strength:** 300 or 800 (2020 self proclaimed) **Short description:** The Swiss Party PNOS is a traditional facscist Party founded in 2000 which imitates the fascist ‘Fronten-Bewegung’ of the 1930s. In September 2020 the french branch of

(„Swiss People’s Party“) **character:** national-conservative, right-wing populist **strength:** 90,000 **Short description:** The SVP was founded in 1971 as a merger of different Partys. In the 1990s they changed from conservative to right-wing populist. In the 2000s it became the strongest

PUBLIC Founded in 2019, the far right Irish Freedom Party has come to be known as an ‘astro-turf’ organisation in reference to its importing of campaign tactics and continued failure to establish a genuine grassroots base in Ireland and Northern

PUBLIC Founded in 2016, registered as a political party in 2019, the [National Party](https://nationalparty.ie/) (NP) ran 10 candidates in the 2020 General Election and is estimated to have a membership in excess of 300. Former Youth Defence militants with longstanding

(„The Third Path“) **character:** classical neonazi, elitist, revolutionaire **strengh:** 580 members (2019) **short description:** The III. Path was founded on September 2013 by former NPD officials. The Party has a stronghold in the town Plauen (Saxonia) and Bavaria. Former members

Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest), or “Vlaams Blok” until 2004 is a far-right Flemish nationalist political party founded in 1979 and presided by Tom Van Grieken since 2014. It has 18 Federal Deputies (of of 87) and 3 Members of the