The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era, dealing a crushing blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government with ...

The AfD tripled its vote share among voters aged 18-24 this weekend compared with the 2021 election, to 21% from 7%. It roughly doubled its share among voters aged 25-44, to around 25%, according ...

At the end of last week, Germany officially labeled the far-right Alternative für Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. This unprecedented decision was announced by the ...

Alice Weidel, joint AfD leader, said the decision was a "severe blow against German democracy" Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the ...

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...

Vance scolds German leaders for political 'firewall,' meets with AfD leader. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who first entered German parliament in 1994, is very much a man of that era.

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Germany’s next government will almost ...

Alliance for Germany (AfD) has been declared a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor" and "not compatible" with a free democracy by Germany's domestic intelligence agency, unlocking new ...

AfD set for record national result Polling in second place at 21%, behind opposition conservatives Buoyed by global anti-migration wave, Musk, JD Vance endorsement Other parties rule out governing ...

Opportunities for mischief abound. The AfD could, Mr. Hillje suggested, introduce legislation copied from the Christian Democrats’ playbook, rendering it toxic.

Over the years, AfD has gained support across Germany. With about a month to go before national elections, it sits second in the polls. And among the party’s expanding base is a contingent of ...