Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...

Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

German industry has for years called out high energy prices and poor economic policies for making them uncompetitive. A ...

Protesters in Germany on Thursday rallied against the conservative CDU party to decry its cooperation with the far-right AfD ...

The former German Chancellor has publicly criticised her former party in the wake of far-right AfD's rising popularity.

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Germany’s democracy is under threat. Over 100 members of the 733-seat Bundestag know it and are pushing a motion to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) – a move that has only succeeded ...

Germany's conservatives were able to pass a strict immigration motion with votes by the far-right party, marking a historic breach of the "firewall" on working with the far-right on policy. Has the ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

In rare public statement, Merkel criticizes her party's decision to pass anti-immigration proposal with critical support of ...