Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

the Union party – composed of the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU – seems destined to be Germany’s largest party and return itself to the helm of German politics. The CDU has ...

That's a result of what is often called a “firewall” against the anti-immigrant, far-right party. Other parties say they won't work with Alternative for Germany, which is under observation by ...

As Germans head to the polls Sunday, one party has attracted more attention both at home and abroad than any other: the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). With other parties pledging not to ...

Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading the votes with the far-right Alternative for Germany party heading towards the strongest ...

By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote share from four years ago, in the strongest showing for a German far-right party ...

There’s a new type of smart calendar that automatically organizes your life BERLIN – Alternative for Germany surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday's ...

From left: Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, debates issues with the Green Party's main candidate Robert Habeck, Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian ...