A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed skepticism regarding a potential ban on the far-right AfD, which was ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.

He is a 69-year-old lawyer who leads Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, the only group to finish ahead of the AfD in the February elections. Mr. Merz has a tough job ahead of him.

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

It has since been classified as far-right extremist by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. After Mr. Merz lost the vote on Tuesday, the AfD’s chancellor candidate, Alice Weidel ...

Even before Merz took office, conservative ratings have been falling as those of the AfD have risen. The AfD's strength in eastern Germany has already pushed several states there to the brink of ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...

Since Trump returned to the White House, he has rattled Europe with head-pinning changes in security and trade policy, while ...