How Germany’s Left Party paved the way for Friedrich Merz to become chancellor
Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new…
German spy agency pauses ‘extremist’ classification for AfD party
BERLIN – Germany’s domestic spy agency BfV has paused its classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as…
Germany’s Merz tells Trump US remains ‘indispensable’ friend
Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on…
Conservative leader Merz set to become Germany’s chancellor
CDU leader Friedrich Merz signs the coalition treaty in Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) BERLIN…
Germany’s CDU calls for AfD members to be removed from public service roles
German Christian Social Democratic MP Roderich Kiesewetter. (Adam Berry/Getty Images) The German Office for the Protection of the…
Marco Rubio, defending anti-immigrant party, criticized Germany. The Foreign Ministry hit back
BERLIN — Germany’s Foreign Ministry has hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the nation’s…
West German foothold of far-right AfD shows challenge for Merz
His grandfather came from Turkey decades ago to work in the coal mines of the western German town…
Germany’s intelligence service moves against far-right AfD, sets off quarrel with US
Germany’s domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a…
Will Germany’s Merz try to ban the far-right AfD?
When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a…
Germany’s AfD dealt blow with right-wing extremist label
Frankfurt, Germany – Germany’s domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group,…