The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other ...

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election , while far-right party AfD surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Germany's new government has been in office for two months. So far only Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Conservatives are making ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...

The 2025 election marks a major turning point for Germany, with a sharp rightward shift and the collapse of the center-left. Although Merz’s CDU/CSU secured the most votes, they fell short of a ...

Germans could see change in political landscape as voting begins 00:33. The far-right Alternative for Germany won a state election for the first time Sunday in the country's east, and was set to ...

Germany—like the rest of Europe—needs to spend money on defence, and a huge amount. But its public spending is held back by a “debt brake” that prohibits the government from running a ...

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Germany's election delivered a win to the conservative opposition as well as a historic surge in support for the far-right AfD party.

Germany’s federal election, held this past Sunday, reflects the deep political and social crisis present in every major capitalist country. The situation in Germany will lead to explosive class ...

Germany’s formidable bureaucracy — not known for its swift responses — might still stand in the way. The leader of the federal body that oversees elections reportedly warned in a letter to Scholz that ...

In the coming days, Germany’s president, ... In 2017, it took 171 days. Ms. Merkel remained chancellor for 73 days after the 2021 election before being replaced by Mr. Scholz.