Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...

Merz seemed on course to win with a majority of 13, but failed even to gain a simple majority of one, by six votes. The ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, ...

The failure of Friedrich Merz to be elected Chancellor of Germany by his own parliamentary coalition at the first ballot is a ...

Years after being ousted from the AfD, former party leader Frauke Petry intends to launch a new political party in Germany.

The popular right-wing German party struck back at the decision, decried by Vice President JD Vance and others, that gives ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

The classification means domestic intelligence officials can now use informants and other tools such as audio and video ...