Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to ...

Alice Weidel, the first ever candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the post of Chancellar, lives ...

Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? - Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the ...

Gemany's far-right AFD leader Alice Weidel enjoyed the vocal support of several international far-right figures ahead of this ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

The leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been endorsed by Donald Trump - and looks set to make huge gains in ...

Germany’s conservative CDU party has won the election, securing Friedrich Merz as the next chancellor. However, right behind ...

Alice Weidel, the leader of German far-right party AfD, held secret meetings with Chinese envoy to Germany for years. It has ...