Germany, AfD and regional elections
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Party leaders were closely watching results Sunday after voters went to the polls on Sunday in the districts, towns and local authorities of the German state of Lower Saxony. Sunday elections came
The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday but it was unclear whether it would be able to form
The Christian Democrats (CDU) of embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have remained the strongest party in local elections in the state of Lower Saxony, winning 27. 2% according to preliminary
The CDU is on course to win in municipal polls in the northwestern state of Lower Saxony that were seen as a gauge of support for the far-right AfD party. DW has more.
German police are investigating a death threat sent to prominent Jewish leader and Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch that explicitly referenced the far-right Alternative for Germany party’s recent election success.
The conservative Christian Democrats led by Friedrich Merz, won Germany's Feb. 23 elections but garnered only 28.5% of the vote. Because of this, Merz - who will become the next chancellor of Germany - will need to form a coalition government with at least ...