How difficult his chancellery could be became apparent when he failed to get confirmed in a first round of voting Tuesday.

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes ...

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

Germany officially labeled the far-right Alternative für Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. This ...

The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has sued the domestic intelligence service for classifying it as a ...

Germany’s main opposition party Alternative for Germany challenged a ruling by the nation’s domestic intelligence agency that ...

The Kremlin said on Monday that Germany's decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as an "extremist" entity is ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Monday said it has taken legal action after Germany's domestic intelligence ...

to become the strongest force" in Germany. The anti-immigration AfD remains a pariah for many German voters amid guilt over the country's Nazi past and has been labelled as right-wing extremist in ...