NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Correspondent Rob Schmitz discuss Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at to the Munich Security Conference.

The SPD was once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now the Social Democrats are ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now, the SPD is ...

Turmoil has engulfed the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD). Allegations of nepotism and weak leadership are ...

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 ...

Economically troubled Germany just held elections and will soon have a new government. The conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) is likely to create a coalition with ...

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 "extremist." ...

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’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

In December, when the German government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost the confidence of the Bundestag, it sparked a general election. It also provoked the fear of a deepening international crisis ...

Germany is moving closer to a major decision on how children access social media, as political leaders debate whether young users should face strict age limits or even an outright ban.

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign for his appointment of Epstein-tied Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, one is struck by the sudden instability of British ...