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

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has described the country's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a ...

The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has sued the domestic intelligence service for classifying it as a ...

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a ...

The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society ...

Last week, the BfV, a German intelligence agency tasked with investigating threats to the “liberal democratic basic order,” ...

Alice Weidel, joint AfD leader, said the decision was a "severe blow against German democracy" Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...