Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe looks ...

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a ...

The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...

For the first time since the fall of the Third Reich 80 years ago, there is a real possibility that a party with direct ...

Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

NEW YORK — There’s a reason the terms “romantic” and “romanticism” are so often preceded by the adjective “hopeless.” ...

Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune ...

In this weekend’s vote, Europe’s largest economic power faces a decision about whether to decisively re-enter history or ...

A huge question hangs over this Sunday's German parliamentary election: Can Germany save itself and thereby help save the ...