Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...

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

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

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

The AfD is currently running second in polls before the election, sitting comfortably ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, though well behind Mr. Merz’s Christian Democrats.

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

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