The so-called “Office for the Protection of the Constitution” alleges that AfD undermines the free democratic order and violates the principle of human dignity by denying migrants the same rights as ...

After Merz's defeat in the first ballot, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said, “Merz should step aside and the way should be cleared for a general election,” calling the failed vote a “good day ...

We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped,’ Germany’s foreign ministry says.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution or BfV, on Friday classified the country’s popular Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as ...

AfD's co-leader Alice Weidel said her party is "ready for the responsibility of government" after Friedrich Merz initially fell six votes short of being named chancellor—Germany's leader—in a ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Monday said it has taken legal action after Germany's domestic intelligence ...

When Mr. Merz stumbled yesterday and became the first candidate chancellor since World War II to lose a Bundestag confirmation vote, all microphones swiveled to the AfD co-leader, Alice Weidel. The ...

The German parliament on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz as Chancellor in a second round of voting. Merz failed in a first round of voting earlier in the day, triggering franctic hours of lobbying to ...

"Merz is the first chancellor candidate to have failed in the first round," said a gleeful AfD leader Alice Weidel, calling for him to step down. "It shows you how weak this coalition of ...

Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a ...