German voters head to the polls with conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz promising a rightward shift. The far-right AfD, fueled by fears of asylum ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

Suppressing dissent from what elites regard as ‘acceptable’ policies is the route to undermining democracy.

Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at ...

The suspect, a Syrian refugee, told the police that a plan had come into his mind to kill Jews. The attack raises tensions ...

Ahead of Sunday’s national parliamentary vote, a new band of influencers is bringing a more youthful edge to the party known ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are ...

BERLIN — The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and ...

Around 250 protesters demonstrated against AfD leader Alice Weidel in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, where she has a home, leading ...

G ERMANY’S DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY has classified part of the AfD, founded in 2013, as extremist, warning that it is a ...