The A f D ’s success in Saxony-Anhalt rested in large part on mobilising people who did not vote in the previous election.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz was a drag on his conservative party in its disastrous loss to the far right in a state election.

The victory of a far-right party in a German state election has raised alarm across Europe. Many fear it heralds the demise ...

Anhalt, Germans are asking whether the party is a threat to democracy or deserves a chance to lead.

The anti-migration party, which mainstream parties refuse to work with, had hoped to form Germany’s first far-right state ...

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

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, winning 44% of the vote. But ...

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is "very, very close" to taking power, its deputy parliamentary leader has told ...

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Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply shocked" by the election result ...

Exit polls give the AfD more than forty-four percent of the vote. It is not clear yet whether that would translate to a ...