On September 6, Germany's eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt held elections for its state parliament. The big winner: The right-wing AfD (Alternative for Germany) party, which garnered 43.8% of the votes; ...

Far-right and far-left parties are celebrating success after success, leaving moderate politicians in the dust. Many Germans worry about this. Political psychology helps us understand what's behind ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government is considering restrictions on intelligence sharing with state governments amid concern that the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, could gain access ...

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” These opening lines to the classic novel A Tale of Two Cities seemingly also reflects the tale of two German elections, one in Berlin and the ...

Despite winning the largest share of votes, the AfD is likely to struggle to form a government without an outright majority in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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 Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much ...

The government of German chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing to withdraw the access rights of authorities in the state of Saxony- Anhalt to a ...

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

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed the fact that Germany's far-right AfD party wants dialogue with Moscow, contrasting that with what it called the confrontational stance of Chancellor Friedrich ...

With the Alternative for Germany party close to power in a German state, federal officials are planning to limit the group’s ...

The chancellor intends to stay on despite 'disaster' for his conservative CDU party, which was squeezed at the polls by both ...