Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Shortly afterwards, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a confidant of the Trump administration, waded into the campaign, voicing his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Mr. Böhmermann is a German satirist and a comedian. Germany is a world champion at confronting its own history. Through memorial after memorial, the country has attempted to atone for its ...

By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Germany’s next government will almost certainly be a coalition of multiple political parties, to form a majority in Parliament. But one party will almost ...

Germany’s highest-stakes election in years is paving the way for a pivot to increased spending, with markets predicting the end of an era for constrained fiscal policy. The euro rose as much as ...