AfD could become first far-right party to gain power at regional or parliament level in Germany since the Nazis

Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, a result seen as a stinging rebuke for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, but…

While short of an overall majority, the AfD won 44% of the vote and delivered a drubbing to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, reflecting the deep unpopularity of…

Result adds to pressure on Chancellor Merz's coalition