How job cuts and the AfD fuelled Germany’s far-right ‘alternative union’
Growing rightwing support has started to strain ties between dominant IG Metall and its members
Growing rightwing support has started to strain ties between dominant IG Metall and its members

Rift within AfD deepens as anti-Nato wing appears to prevail ahead of September vote in eastern states

Party under scrutiny over combination of its links to Moscow and access to sensitive information

Family business association loses some members, including drugstore chain Rossman, after engaging with AfD

Local elections set to cement right-wing shift in North Rhine-Westphalia, a former Social Democrat stronghold

AfD party officials used taxpayers’ money to hire family members, media investigation shows

Merz should focus his agenda on raising the country’s industrial competitiveness