Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North ...

BERLIN -- Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the ...

The conservative CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the far-right Alternative for Germany tripled its 2020 results. The Greens have emerged as ...

Westphalia, were headed to the polls in local elections that will be closely watched from Berlin, with analysts expecting ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) said the outcome of local elections in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia is ...

Friedrich Merz promised to cut the far right down to size. This Sunday, he faces his first big electoral test since becoming ...

In the former industrial heartlands of the Ruhr, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) nearly tripled its vote share, ...

The AfD was classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany's spy agency in May, but the description has been ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Dozens of Kurds are running in local elections taking place in the German state of North ...

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk, the biggest donor to President Donald Trump's election effort, has also publicly backed ...

Officials are seeking to calm speculation after the deaths of several candidates, including seven from the Alternative for ...