Germany's Social Democratic Party says first legal steps should be taken to ban the far-right AfD party as unconstitutional.

Here's a look at Germany's political parties— CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, Left Party, Greens, AfD, BSW— who they are and what they want. Christian Democratic Union/ Christian Social Union. Voter base ...

To reach voters outside its Eastern heartlands, the AfD is putting a new gloss on its anti-immigrant message — while sticking ...

BERLIN - A Kurdish member of Germany’s federal parliament (Bundestag) said that Kurds must be recognized by their ethnicity ...

The party ended up with the worst result since the party was named the “Social Democratic Party of Germany” in 1890 and was pushed into third place by the far-right AfD with almost 21 percent ...

Germany’s February election produced an unprecedented result. The center-right Christian Democratic Union, led by Friedrich Merz, won the most votes and the largest number of seats in the Bundestag.

That could prove a positive step, if only a step, toward moving the party toward being a logical participant in Germany’s democratic process. The depth of Germany’s dilemma is shown by the fact that ...

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 ...

The phrase in disarray has dogged the Democratic Party for years, but what’s happening now is something more profound and consequential. As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second ...

Merz, chairman of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), needed 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot in Germany's lower house of parliament, but only got 310 votes on Tuesday.

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz has yet to begin his chancellorship, but he’s already feeling the heat. The incoming leader is facing slumping approval ratings and a barrage of criticism from parts of his ...