As the far right surges, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unpopular economic policies and gruff manner have failed to sway voters turned by rivals’ promises of easy fixes.

Chancellor Merz faces significant pressure after CDU's historic losses in state elections, amid rising support for the ...

The Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances. When the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) ...

Videos falsely claimed the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) was omitted from postal ballots or that votes were destroyed, echoing tactics previously used by the pro-Russian influence ...

Russia on Tuesday signalled openness to hold talks with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), following the Kremlin-friendly party's resounding success in recent state elections. The AfD’s ...

The rise of both Germany’s far-right and -left signals a significant shift for a country that founded its post-war political system on stability and moderation.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz may have survived the triumph of the far right in this month's state elections in eastern Germany and Berlin but the shock to his coalition could force ​him to water down his ...

The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.

Yet no matter what happens next in either region, the AfD’s victories mark a major milestone. Leading in national polls, the party — already the official opposition in the Bundestag — has shattered ...

Germany’s political center suffered a major setback on Sunday as the far-left Die Linke won Berlin and the far-right ...

The Left Party won Berlin’s state election with 25.7% of the vote. The AfD secured 38.2% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ...

Since the start of his second term as president, Donald Trump has looked like he’s been following the playbook of Adolf ...