Alternative for Germany

Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote share they had expected. The other winner was the far-right Alternative for…

Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz’s conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best-ever result…

Billionaire Elon Musk’s hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump’s inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on Monday, but a leading tracker of…

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved Germany’s lower house of parliament to pave the way for snap elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way coalition. “Especially in…