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The right-wing party is only 3.5% behind the country’s top conservative CDU/CSU alliance, a new INSA poll shows The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party enjoys record high public support, …

A similarly awkward scene took place when the German foreign minister visited Damascus in January German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been denied a handshake by Syrian President Ahmed Hussein …

NewsFeed The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said the far-right AfD’s ability to win over 20 percent support in parliamentary elections is the “last warning” for mainstream …

EXPLAINER The AfD doubles its share of the vote from 10.4 percent in 2021 to 20.8 percent, becoming Germany’s second largest political party. In a historic shift in Germany’s political …

Without decisive action, Germany risks stagnation. But with the right reforms, the country can repair and rev up its stuttering economic engine, Alex Roth writes. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s economic strength has …

Incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s top opposition leader Friedrich Merz …

Sunday’s crunch vote is a first test for a recently reformed electoral law. ADVERTISEMENT Almost 60 million voters in Germany are called to the ballot boxes on Sunday to elect …

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday’s snap election. ADVERTISEMENT Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader …

As Germans prepare to vote on Sunday, their country’s sluggish economic growth will be top of their minds along with immigration and the Ukraine war. A fiscal mechanism known as …

The AfD received €2.35 million from Gerhard Dingler, allegedly funnelled through him by billionaire Henning Conle, risking a €7 million fine if confirmed. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) …