Ahead of a series of key state elections, one conservative premier’s decision to step aside is intended to prevent the AfD from coming to power.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has drawn level with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party on Sunday kicked off a two-day meeting centred on the party's approach to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ahead of five regional ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany is embroiled in a growing nepotism scandal after party officials were found to be using ...

BERLIN, Germany — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz's government took ...

The leaders of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder, told their supporters in Nuremberg their victory would keep ...

Lawmakers in an eastern German state have elected a new governor as mainstream parties try to prevent a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany in a regional election that is only seven ...

BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday rejected calls from some in his party to relax its refusal to deal with the far-right Alternative for Germany, declaring that the still-growing party has ...