New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed skepticism regarding a potential ban on the far-right AfD, which was ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the country's main opposition party a right-wing extremist ...

As AfD grows in popularity, it gets potentially more dangerous — but also harder to ban. This could become a test for ...

Friedrich Merz takes office as Germany’s new chancellor under a cloud of uncertainty. With internal dissent, a surging far ...

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Merz seemed on course to win with a majority of 13, but failed even to gain a simple majority of one, by six votes. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which finished second in the most ...

While resolutions and speeches were not short on radical rhetoric aimed at appealing to radicalised young people and workers, ...

Merz's first-round failure shows risks of shutting out AfD AfD, designated "extremist", thrives on political instability Merz's setback weakens trust in institutions, pollster says At least 18 members ...

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 ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected German chancellor at the second time of trying – the first time someone in his position has ...

Merz holds the lowest favorability rating of any incoming postwar chancellor and is the first to fail to secure a parliamentary majority in the initial confirmation vote. The AfD now has a narrow lead ...