Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up ...

Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor ...

The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the ...

A far-right party in Germany has been labelled an "extremist" entity that threatens democracy by a German intelligence agency ...

Germany's domestic intelligence service has designated the AfD as a right-wing extremist group, handing authorities greater ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more ...