The Alternative for Germany came second in the February 23 election, the best performance by a far-right party since World ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took up its largest-ever share of the seats as Germany's new ...

The largest bloc of far-right lawmakers elected to a German parliament since 1945 will take up their seats on Tuesday when a ...

The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is convening as coalition talks between the SPD and CDU continue. Lawmakers tipped the CDU's Julia Klöckner as president of the chamber.

Germany, the pre-eminent European country for the past century, third in world GDP, the biggest economy in Europe and pivotal to the fortunes of the European Union, voted to elect a new parliament ...

Ron Prosor is first foreign ambassador invited to meeting of heads of German states; he says the far-right AfD party has ...

Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old ...

Germany's prime minister-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has stirred controversy by lifting spending caps, causing a political stir domestically. While aiming to boost economic growth and defense, Merz's ...

Gregor Gysi will kick off the first session of the new Bundestag when it convenes on Tuesday, March 25. The 77-year-old ...

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For conservative Friedrich Merz, the vote was a first stress test before his potential chancellorship has even started.

The SPD has long sought to change the country's Basic Law to weaken the "debt brake" - a strict rule prohibiting budget financing with new debt above a certain level ...