The far-right AfD's triumph in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt marks a defeat for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and sends a warning to other European leaders battling the same mixture of slow growth and ​disillusion with mainstream politics.

Far-right party is short of three seats in the state’s parliament to lead a regional government — and make postwar history

Alternative for Germany (AfD) may not have won the supermajority it sought in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, but the far-right party did take another giant step toward power in a country whose postwar democracy was designed to prevent the return of right-wing extremism.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warned against economic isolation and potential consequences for businesses amid the prospect of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) taking power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. "I can only urgently ...

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.

After emerging as the single largest party in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections, Germany's far-right AfD has claimed that rebel lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU have offered their support to help it form a government.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, winning 44% of the vote. But the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party fell three seats short of an absolute majority,