Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

Germany's conservative bloc has sparked tension with its potential coalition partner by launching an inquiry into state ...

the CDU had torn down the "firewall" between traditional parties and the far right that has long prevailed in Germany. Many of the associations and initiatives involved in the protests are ...

Germany’s establishment leaders have long ... extinguished the firewall and given in to Nazis. I attended a protest outside CDU headquarters in Berlin the day after I left Thuringia, and felt ...

For decades, Germany maintained a robust ‘firewall’ between the centre-right CDU and the far-right AfD. Political ...

Germany has, however, maintained a relatively open-door policy for migrants. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel of the CDU/CSU party declared in 2015: “Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” and welcomed ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a ...

With the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, residents in Munich tell Tom Watling of the horror of suffering ...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured approximately 20.8% of the vote in the 2025 elections, becoming the second-largest ...

Last night’s German election continues the global story of the collapse of the 20th century’s stable two-party system.

Protesters held signs with flames drawn on them, accusing the CDU of possible cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merz has denied wanting to cooperate with the AfD.