Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made ...

Germany's Greens were heading for an upset victory over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) in a closely watched election in the south-western state of ...

Germany's surging far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, whose official designation as extremist has been rebuked by the White House, called for a snap election following a surprise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses Parliament in the general debate on the budget. Elisa Schu/dpa The German government ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Friedrich Merz’s ...

The latest electoral surge by Germany's far-right AfD highlights the decline of the mainstream parties who scored narrow, last-gasp victories thanks mainly to a dwindling band of elderly voters. The ...

Candidate for Gelsenkirchen mayor from Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Norbert Emmerich; Friedhelm Rikowski and Enxhi Seli-Zacharias of AfD react to the exit polls for the ...