German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday called on centre-left parties to take greater responsibility in countering right-wing extremism, warning against using the label too broadly, thereby ...

The youth organizations of Germany's leading political parties are growing more self-confident — and with tight majorities in the Bundestag, that could make them more influential. Noisy youths can be ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is facing growing calls for a ban despite being Germany’s largest opposition group. - Sean Gallup/Getty Images The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now, the SPD is fighting for relevance. This year, five state elections could spell trouble ...

Germany can ban extremist political parties. Should it? Today, a deep dive into Germany’s heated debate over whether to ban the country’s far-right party. Germany can ban extremist political parties.

The domestic intelligence service of Germany last week labeled “extremist” the political party that won the second-most seats in the Bundestag in February. The finding of the Federal Office for the ...

Here in Germany, leaders from around the world are prowling the halls of the Bayerischer Hof Hotel. They are here, like us, for the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering focused on defense, ...

LEIPZIG, Germany — The rise of the far right has hit German politics like an earthquake — especially in the former Communist East Germany and among voters under 60. But in the gritty Connewitz ...

New Bundestag Commissioner for Defense Henning Otte said that sending German troops to Ukraine would be a challenge for the Bundeswehr BERLIN, August 20. /TASS/. Almost all German political parties ...

(CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center ...