Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
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Germany's chancellor-in-waiting calls for Europe to distance itself from Washington in Trump administration rebuke
The man set to become Germany’s next chancellor has criticised the Trump administration and urged Europe to distance itself from Washington as his conservative party was confirmed to have won the ...
Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader
The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...
Merz warns Europe should seek ‘independence’ from US after conservatives win German election - and far-right support surges
Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...
Germany's AfD, Left win enough seats to block changes to debt brake
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament, enough to block a loosening of Germany's debt brake - a mechanism some ...
Germany's AfD: Proxies for Trump and Russia
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to have a bigger say in foreign policy. It is relying on its contacts ...
Why far-right AfD is popular in once-communist East Germany
Formed in 2013, the AfD started out as a party that opposed Germany bailing out other countries, mainly Greece, during the ...