Alice Weidel may get the last laugh yet. The co-leader of Germany’s most popular party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was visibly amused on Tuesday morning when Friedrich Merz, the head of the ...

The AfD has long since outgrown the status of a protest party. Today, it is the strongest political force in Germany.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germany's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has emerged as the strongest party in local elections in North ...

Germany’s AfD zones in on its first state rule as the country's “firewall” against the far-right faces historic test.

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... European conservatives reclaimed lost ground Sunday in Germany’s elections. Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and Alice Weidel’s ...

Following municipal elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, initial projections show center-right CDU set for victory despite far-right gains. Follow DW for the latest.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Germany's conservatives are projected to win the national election on ...

The rally in the German capital comes in the wake of the conservative CDU/CSU leaning on the support of the far-right AfD in parliament to push through a migration bill. Protesters chanted "Shame on ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz addresses supporters after first exit polls Getty Images Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany’s next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

"It's possible, if not inevitable" that Germany's CDU/CSU will govern with the AfD, as a means to pursuing a conservative agenda, says Eric Langenbacher, teaching professor at Georgetown University.

Last week in Munich, Vice President J. D. Vance scolded European dignitaries for their failure to address popular discontent. They had ignored what Vance called the most “urgent” issue of our time: ...