Germany's AfD leadership picks Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate
The co-leaders of Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, have agreed that ...
Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its blocking minorities?
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -After coming second in the Brandenburg state vote on Sunday and winning the Thuringia ...
Germany’s far-right AfD set to gain seats in Brandenburg, fall short of win
The results will come as a relief to the party of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which is set to finish first and gain seats.
Germany's Brandenburg state holds election, far-right AfD likely to notch up another win
Germans in the state of Brandenburg were voting in a regional election on Sunday with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...
AfD: how Germany’s constitution was designed with the threat of extremism in mind
The ‘basic law’ is designed to prevent the return of national socialism and sets out a comprehensive set of rights for ...
Germany: AfD leaders pick Weidel for chancellor candidate
Germany's next federal election is set for September 2025. Alice Weidel was already seen as the overwhelmingly likely ...
Germany: Thuringia lawmakers pick CDU speaker, rejecting AfD
The parliament in the eastern German state of Thuringia has chosen a member of the conservative CDU as its new speaker. The far-right AfD, which won the most seats, was blocked by all other parties ...
Germany: Far-Right Narrowly Misses Majority In Brandenburg
The ruling SPD has just scraped by in a critical electoral test, but a closer look at the numbers show trouble for next ...
Scholz’s party narrowly defeats far-Right AfD in crunch German vote
Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats have narrowly defeated the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern German state ...
Regional victory brings Germany’s Scholz brief respite
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far right in a state election in ...