Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

It is clear that this [the U.S.] government does not care much about the fate of Europe,” says Friedrich Merz, who is set to ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

European markets are expected to open in broadly higher territory Monday as traders react to the results of the German ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU won Germany's elections with 28.6 percent, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) recorded ...

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel celebrated her party's historic performance in Germany's latest national election, with exit polls ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.

The Christian Democratic Union and its allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal ...