In May Merz became the first postwar chancellor to stumble into power on the second vote when he failed to secure an absolute ...

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other ...

Germany's far-right lawmakers vowed to dress smartly, minimise parliamentary cat-calling, and signed up to a short manifesto ...

German far-right leader Alice Weidel on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on Chancellor Friedrich Merz over his young ...

Germany's far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel launched a fiery attack on CDU chief Friedrich Merz in parliament, slamming his ...

For eight years, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has used the Bundestag as a launch pad for ...

An impassioned debate involving abortion and a plagiarism allegation underscores the German coalition’s relative fragility.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right ...

Germany’s Bundestag debated the national budget on Wednesday and the far-right AfD party leapt at the chance to blame ...

Merz’s conservatives won 208 seats in the 630-seat Bundestag, while the AfD won 152. The three parties in the former governing coalition lost seats, with the center-left Social Democrats falling ...

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

Merz’s conservatives won 208 seats in the 630-seat Bundestag, while AfD won 152. The three parties in the former governing coalition lost seats, with the Social Democrats falling to 120 seats ...