Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), emboldened by a state election triumph, charged on Sept. 7 that center-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz had become “a major burden” for the country.

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…

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party headed towards a landslide victory in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday in its bid to form the country's first…