The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seen a surge in popularity, even drawing support from tech billionaire Elon ...

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

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost ...

Stories of a pre-election state of emergency, police escorts for toddlers and forged ballot papers -- a blizzard of online ...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As the US drifts closer to authoritarianism, the words of Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose collective remain vital: We will not be silent.

Last month, Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the likely next Chancellor, introduced tougher migration policies that passed with AfD support. The backlash ...

Can you express your opinion freely in Germany? Yes, but not unconditionally. Rules on speech are stricter in Germany than, ...

Germany’s rocky path towards Sunday’s early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed on November 6, ...