Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...
'Next time we'll come first': German far-right celebrates breakthrough
For the first time since the Second World War, a far-right party has come second in a German national election, a result that ...
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the ...
Conservative opposition wins German election; far-right party finishes 2nd with strongest postwar result
Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called "a bitter election result." ...
German hard-right party AfD gets strongest showing since WW2 amid pressure on mainstream parties to break ‘firewall’
German hard-right party AfD gets strongest showing since WW2 GERMANY’S hard-right party has had its strongest showing since ...
Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear ...
Leading Contenders Make Their Final Appeals to German Voters Before a Landmark Election
The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner ...