Germany's Merz warns extremism entering parliaments after AfD wins key state post

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that extremism was entering the country's legislatures on Wednesday after a member of the far-right Alternative for ...

Merz’s conservatives in new crisis over alleged support for AfD

The suspicion of CDU support has piled fresh pressure on Merz, who remains committed to maintaining a “firewall” around the ...

Property dispute forces Germany's far-right AfD to work from home

Office staff of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are working from home after a court ruling over a lease dispute forced them out of their Berlin headquarters, a party spokesman said on ...

Germany's AfD calls for end to support for Ukraine

BERLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will launch a joint motion with the small ...
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AfD wins big in German regional election, falls short of bid to become first far-right party to lead a state since WWII

The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first ...

AfD's Weidel demands end to firewall after latest breakthrough

Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), celebrated on Tuesday after a lawmaker from the far-right party was elected as parliamentary speaker in the eastern state of ...

Germany's far-right AfD struggles to form first state government after landmark win

By Miranda Murray and Andreas Boeckler MAGDEBURG, Germany, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany convened for the first sitting of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament on Tuesday but, ...

German leader under huge pressure as the far-right AfD gains steam

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a "crisis of authority and leadership" as immigration concerns fuel a far-right rise.

Germany’s AfD is so extreme they are putting off other far-right parties

The rise of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is causing widespread alarm, including in unexpected quarters - other far ...

Germany's AfD weighs shift from anti-EU roots, strategy paper shows

BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are advocating a shift in the party's ...