Given the global trend of a political shift towards the right, the rise of the AfD isn’t particularly surprising.

In the latest polls, Friedrich Merz’s party – which remains far ahead of the second-place contender – has shown a decline, ...

Germany is the most populous country in the 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It has been Ukraine’s biggest second-weapons supplier, after the U.S. It will be central to shaping ...

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

Voters are heading to the polls in Germany, with the country’s far-right AfD party expected to make large gains.Polling ...

Polling stations opened at 8am (7am GMT) with more than 59 million Germans eligible to vote and first estimates based on exit ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

The polls are open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the ...

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is expected to come second in line, ahead of Scholz's Social Democratic ...

Merz's CDU/CSU bloc has consistently led polls but is unlikely to win a majority given Germany's fragmented political landscape, forcing it to sound out coalition partners ...

Germans head to the polls in a crucial national election, with Friedrich Merzs conservative CDU/CSU bloc expected to regain power. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also projected to ...