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 ...

The right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany profits significantly from public funding. Is democracy in Germany funding its own downfall? When the far-right Alternative for Germany party ...

BERLIN — Centrist parties struggled in Germany's election on Sunday, with former Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) recording its worst-ever result as many voters shifted to the ...

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.

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, ...

BERLIN — In an address to commemorate Kristallnacht — the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jews — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier last month offered a solution for the resurgence of right-wing ...

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: ...

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 ...