Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

AfD saw the biggest victory of a far right party since WWII as Social Democrats suffered their largest postwar defeat.

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to have a bigger say in foreign policy. It is relying on its contacts within the Trump administration in the US to help it exert pressure on the ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

The record score achieved by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in elections Sunday is a new boost for hard-right ...