The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, ...

AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Merz called for German “independence from the USA” and lashed out at what he described as "ultimately outrageous" rhetoric ...

Germans voted for change Sunday, and the most important questions now facing their country—and Europe—are whether and how ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

The far-right AfD is now the second-strongest political force in Germany after the federal election. Despite its success, as well as support from Elon Musk and JD Vance, it has no chance of ...