The far-right AfD leads in a German poll for the first time ever. Can the incoming chancellor reverse the trend?

The party had already surged to second place in the February Bundestag election, a rise fueled by former Chancellor Angela ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

For the first time, Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) is leading in a German poll. A quarter of all voters are backing it.

Modern politics can be brutally unforgiving for incumbent politicians. Yet, for incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

The right-wing party has garnered 24% of support, on par with the CDU/CSU alliance, according to a survey by the INSA ...

Don’t be fooled: Germany’s Christian Democratic Uni­on is not the same party it was under the former chancellor, Angela ... AfD’s speaking points in the process, while promising to be the guardian ...

“This really is democracy’s last bullet,” said CSU leader Markus Söder. While he was referring to the threat from the far right if the coalition fails, Germany in 2025 has a long list of dangers to ...

a rise fueled by former Chancellor Angela Merkel's 2015 decision to welcome more than a million migrants and economic troubles. Founded in 2013, AfD won 4.7% in its first Bundestag election ...