Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has lost some support in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt but remains the ...

Elections in two former communist states — where the AfD is likely to win, but remain short of a majority — are cause for particular concern. Such an outcome would put Merz in a bind because forming a ...

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to lead by a wide margin in the north-eastern state of ...

The CDU leader suggests potential cooperation with the AfD, sparking backlash. The AfD gains popularity in German politics.

Alice Weidel may get the last laugh yet. The co-leader of Germany’s most popular party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was visibly amused on Tuesday morning when Friedrich Merz, the head of the ...

A far-right German political party that includes leaders who have spoken well of Nazis won a state election Sunday for the first time since World War II — and came in a close second in another race.

The preliminary results of Germany’s national election on Sunday are in, with conservative parties winning the most votes and the far-right nearly doubling its seats in the national legislature.

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win ...