Germany’s election results are in – and, from the looks of things, we are set to see a very different leadership style brought to the country. The man expected to be the new German chancellor has been ...

While the far right made historic gains in Germany's pivotal federal elections on Sunday, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party ultimately thrived with Friedrich Merz securing nearly ...

Alice Weidel, the leader of AfD, pictured on Monday after her party finished second in Germany’s federal elections - Filip Singer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The leader of ...

Can Germany legally ban the AfD? Inside a high-stakes fight over extremism, democracy and lessons from Nazism.

BERLIN, Germany — Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz narrowly averted a government crisis after securing an absolute majority for a pensions bill ...

Germany’s election on Sunday sent a clear, unsettling message with record turnout and a clear anti-immigration pitch. While the center-right Christian Democrats secured victory, it was the far-right ...

As new study shows rapidly rising acceptance of far-right ideology, experts warn the trend now threatens Germany’s core ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a far-right ...