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

India, Sept. 7 -- US tech billionaire Elon Musk congratulated Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, on its record-breaking win in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt state election, and was swiftly offered a direct cooperation deal by the party's lead candidate in response.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, founded in 2013, recorded its best-ever result in this former East German state on Sunday, September 6, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party collapsed. However,

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.