Speaking in his capacity as an SPD parliamentarian, Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a "bitter" night for his party The far-right AfD emerged as strongest party in Thuringia, and a close second in ...

The AfD came in first in Thuringia and placed second in Saxony, right on the heels of the Christian Democrats (CDU). Germany’s media and ruling class predictably catastrophized the voting results.

German voters will elect a new federal parliament, and many expect the country’s established political parties to lose ground ...

“The election results in the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony are a clear wake-up call to the centrist parties in Germany to listen to the real concerns and fears of the people ...

The trial, set to last until mid-May, is one of several controversies the AfD is battling ahead of EU elections in June and regional elections in the autumn in Thuringia, Brandenburg and Saxony.

OP-ED. Young Germans are increasingly voting for the far right. One of the keys to stemming this shift is to work on raising ...

Rising far-right movements in Germany fuel anxiety among the Turkish diaspora, challenging integration and equality ...

Earlier this month, the party won state elections in Thuringia and came in second in Saxony, sending shock waves across Germany and Europe. A far-right party hadn’t won a state election in Germany ...

Following the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, attempts are underway to bring together governable majorities. Is this task solvable? Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA ...