Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Right-wing Alternative for Germany scores second place in pivotal election, conservative set to to be next chancellor
Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday’s ...
Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...
Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national ...
Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
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The changes that lie ahead for Germany after Sunday's election
German voters gave the far-right AfD party second place in elections, which will make the Christian Democrat Party's Friedrich Merz the next chancellor.
Germany’s far-right AfD hails ‘historic’ election gains, Weidel calls for CDU alliance
CDU leader Friedrich Merz has ruled out any such alliance but caused uproar last month by bringing a motion to parliament ...
Germany's far-right AfD: Proxies for Trump and Russia
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 ...