Twenty percent of Germans voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Sunday’s election, twice as many as ...

The leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) of Germany, former Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced the end of his political career.

The first place in the parliamentary elections in Germany is occupied by the opposition bloc of the Christian Democratic ...

This is a test case for the defence of all those, including academics, journalists, students and workers, being slandered and ...

Germany's elections saw the far-right AfD secure over 20% of the vote, marking its highest-ever share. The CDU/CSU led by ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany was in some ways the biggest winner of the night, recording double its 2021 result. The ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition ...

Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...

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.

On 23 February, Germany will vote to decide who will run their next federal government. There’s five candidates running to be ...

Meanwhile, the AfD’s near-20 percent result marks its strongest-ever national performance, underlining growing ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to replace Olaf Scholz as the next German Chancellor. Merz has promised to crack down on illegal ...