German Chancellor Scholz's liberal party narrowly beat the country's largest far-right party in a regional election seen as a litmus test for where politics are headed in Europe's biggest economy.

He graduated from the University of Warwick with a bachelor's degree ... intervention in German politics. On Wednesday, the opposition Christian Democratic Union party drew on support from the ...

A far-right party will become the first to have a major presence in a German parliament since World War Two, new exit polls suggest. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is set to claim a majority ...

AfD party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla denounced the decision in a joint statement, calling it "defamatory" and a "severe blow to German democracy." "The AfD, as an opposition party ...

While some AfD branches at the state level have received the label — such as in Saxony and Thuringia — this is the first time in modern German history that a party with nationwide ...

The German parliament could also attempt to limit or halt public funding to the AfD - but for that authorities would need evidence that the party is explicitly out to undermine or even overthrow ...

German officials have widely condemned Elon Musk’s attempts to meddle in the upcoming German elections by boosting the far-right AfD party. After praising the party on social media, Musk ...

The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to investigate the far-right party. https://p.dw ...

The BSW party, which fell narrowly short of claiming seats in parliament in February's national election, has asked the German Constitutional Court to order a recount. Daniel Löb/dpa ...

German Greens Party Source Says Agreement Reached on Debt Deal BERLIN (Reuters) - An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public ...

Leader of right-wing AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst ...