Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years. The latest result cements a shift to the right in Europe.

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, June 4 (Reuters) - The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state ...

Most people in Germany expect a premier from the far-right AfD to lead at least one state after elections in the autumn, a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is attracting the ...

BSW alliance, struggling around margins to enter Bundestag, may be able to find common ground with Alternative for Germany ...

The AfD looks set to take power in a German state for the first time. In a DW exclusive, the front-runner in Saxony-Anhalt ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading ...

Germany’s far-right AfD surged to 41% in a new poll ahead of September’s Saxony Anhalt election, widening its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU. Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) is on ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz said he’ll move quickly to form a new government after he won Sunday’s federal election with a result that will require him to form a coalition.

Lars Klingbeil, leader of Germany’s centre-left SPD party, on spending cuts, Russia, and trying to invest in its creaking ...

In recent local elections in the United Kingdom and Australia, right-wing populism has appeared to be on the march. Support has surged for the Reform UK and One Nation parties. Media speculation about ...