A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

Merz was six votes short of an absolute majority needed to become Germany's new Chancellor. A new vote will be held on Tuesday.

The German parliament on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz as Chancellor in a second round of voting. Merz failed in a first round of voting earlier in the day, triggering franctic hours of lobbying ...

Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

BERLIN — German election winner Friedrich Merz's party on Monday approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left rival, bringing him closer to the helm of a leading ...

Amira Mohamed Ali, co-chair of the BSW party, speaks to the press in the Paul Löbe House with the documents for the BSW's objection to the Bundestag election in her hand. More than 800 objections ...