Most of the time, German parties come to power in states and nationally by forming coalitions. As long as the firewall holds, the only way the AfD can take power is by winning a straight-up majority.

BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The parliament of the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt elected Economy Minister Sven Schulze ...

German police units on Thursday searched 11 premises in the east of the country linked to the banned right-wing and ...

Lawmakers in an eastern German state elected a new governor on Wednesday as mainstream parties try to prevent a victory for ...

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) founded its first regional organisation last Saturday in Chemnitz, Saxony. The BSW, which had only constituted itself as a national party in January, shortly ...

Economy Minister Sven Schulze was elected as the new premier of Saxony-Anhalt, succeeding Reiner Haseloff. His election comes ahead of September elections where the far-right AfD could gain control.

BERLIN — Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won its first major mayor’s race, taking control of the eastern city of Pirna, Saxony, in a sign of the party’s growing appeal amid worries ...

Cautious start after spreads moved around ◆ KfW's spread tightens, but Länder unmoved ◆ ‘Real’ Länder-KfW spread yet to be ...