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

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

As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.

Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...

L OBITH, NEAR where the river Rhine enters the Netherlands, has been a border town ever since northern Europe has had borders. Buried nearby lie the remains of a Roman camp that in the first century ...

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

Ex-Chancellor Merkel criticizes German center-right leader Merz over migration proposal that passed with far-right votes ...

A non-binding motion advocating for tougher border and asylum regulations has passed, backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Hundreds of German celebrities and film stars have signed an open letter criticizing a motion on migration reform passed in ...

The German Catholic bishops’ conference on Wednesday distanced itself from a controversial statement against tougher ...

Conservatives have cooperated with the far-right AfD for the first time, amid growing support from the tech billionaire.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in ...