If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Even though the fascist party AfD (Alternative for Germany) came in second, fascism still won. A brand-new fascism has ...

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

As astonishing as the electoral gains are for Germany’s far-right AfD party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, they ...

Populist far-right parties are moving from the political fringes to the mainstream, bringing their climate skepticism with ...

Twenty-one lawmakers with Balkan roots have been elected to the new Bundestag – most of them with Turkish roots and ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international ...

The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...