Front-Runner in German Election Says His Party Will ‘Never’ Work with the Far-Right

The front-runner in Germany's upcoming election ... will “never” work with it, following a week in which he was accused of breaking a taboo on dealing with the far-right. Read More

Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem

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 ... Read More

German frontrunner pledges to lead in Europe before key election

German politicians ... on the eve of crucial snap elections in which conservatives are the frontrunners and the far right is forecast to make gains. Election frontrunner Friedrich Merz from ... Read More

German elections

What does this mean for dual nationals who currently hold German citizenship? The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through ... Read More

Conservative coalition prevails over far-right AfD in German elections

prevailed with 28.5% of the vote in Sunday's elections in Germany, thus averting for now the access to power of the far-right AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), for whom US Department of ... Read More

German parties form government that excludes AfD, far-right party that worries many Jews

who is working as a White House advisor, signaled support for AfD prior to the election, and Vance urged European politicians to consider entering into partnerships with far-right groups. Read More

Donald Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections

The strong election frontrunner so far is conservative Friedrich ... If the rise of a right-wing extremist party breaks a political taboo in Germany, which has been at pains to atone for Word ... Read More

How long can Germany’s firewall against far-right AfD hold?

Elon Musk's controversial endorsement of the far-right AfD party has attracted widespread attention to Germany prior to February’s snap elections ... sworn off working with the AfD, its success has ... Read More

VOX POPULI: 40 is the magic number for perspective after German election

Richard von Weizsacker (1920-2015), the first president of a reunified Germany, addressed the West German parliament on ... party that is labeled far right today. Germany’s major parties have ... Read More

What’s at stake in Germany's election? The view of German-Australians

It has been a frantic process for German ... of this far-right. Obviously, in Germany this is always a very peculiar significance. So people are emotionally extremely engaged in this election." ... Read More