The arrival of Merz, a western politician not armed with a vast array of communication skills, together with struggles of the wider German economy — like the symbolic hit of massive projected job ...

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel called the results in Saxony-Anhalt "simply shocking," and warned of the dangers of feelings trumping facts. The latest PISA education test scores also have Germany ...

By mistaking establishment consensus for true moderation, she helped create a demand for the populist right-wing party.

The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to win a state election for the first time.

Germany’s far-right AfD party surged in elections in two ex-communist eastern states Sunday, reflecting anger over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s migrant policy and a wealth gap 30 years after the Berlin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angela Merkel said the election results were 'deeply shocking' - Getty Images/Thomas Lohnes Angela Merkel has said her "heart is ...

In the weeks ahead of the German election, the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) consistently polled around 20%. For the first time, the AfD poses a challenge to mainstream parties' ...

All the news and political analysis on Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, which has been gaining ...

A year after it entered Germany’s parliament, the far-right AfD party is facing turbulence, including a donations scandal and the looming departure of its favourite enemy Chancellor Angela Merkel. The ...

The AfD is surging and Berlin is going to the polls. Could the ‘City of Freedom’ fall to the far right? - IN FOCUS: After success in Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right AfD has trained its sights on state ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) will have proportionally more lawmakers with an immigrant background in the new parliament than Chancellor Angela's conservatives, ...