Banning Alternative for Germany, a far-right party, might seem undemocratic but Germany’s constitution allows such ...

The youth organizations of Germany's leading political parties are growing more self-confident. With tight majorities in the ...

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-right ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution or BfV, on Friday classified the country’s popular Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as "extremist." ...

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too. By Catherine Odom Catherine Odom reported from Pirna, ...

After more than 18 months smearing pro-Palestinian voices, Germany's conservative parties want to revoke citizenship from dual citizens if they are deemed "supporters of terrorism, antisemites and ...

Germany’s self-proclaimed democracy defenders are at it again: blocking a law-abiding party from exercising its rights—all in the name of protecting democracy. The Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), a ...

EU rules help strengthen requirements relating to financing and transparency for European political parties and foundations and limit the risk of foreign interference. On this page What are European ...

Friedrich Merz of the CDU is expected to become the next chancellor, replacing Olaf Scholz after Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and center-left Social Democrats agreed to form ...

Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, definitions of populism vary. We use three measures to classify populist parties: ...