The AfD filed a lawsuit against the extremism designation and the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution says ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency said Thursday it will await a court ruling before moving forward with plans to classify the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party as a “ ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

Germany’s newly appointed Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a stern warning to the United States on Wednesday, urging the Trump administration to refrain from meddling in German domestic affairs and to ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor after he ...