What Germans decide in national elections that are likely to produce a new chancellor will be of critical importance as ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

Voting will soon close in national elections. Polls show the hard-right AfD party is likely to have its best showing ever.

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

If the far-right AfD performs well in Germany's national elections, it could have major implications for the EU.

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

Germany is the most populous country in the 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It has been Ukraine’s biggest second-weapons supplier, after the U.S. It will be central to shaping ...