Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led...

Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values....

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

German voters head to the polls with conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz promising a rightward shift. The far-right AfD, fueled by fears of asylum...

By Henry Ridgwell Germany’s likely next chancellor has warned that the United States cares little about Europe’s fate and has called for the...

By Nick Alipour (EurActiv) -- The most attentive spectators at Germany’s many pre-election party conferences were easy to miss.  While...

By Jonathan Packroff and Nick Alipour and Owen Morgan and Victoria Becker (EurActiv) -- Germany’s centre-right recorded a clear victory in...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls also indicate that...

Germans were voting in a national election on Sunday that is expected to see Friedrich Merz’s conservatives regain power and the far-right...

The shooting star of the 2025 election was undoubtedly the Left Party. Its resurgence appeared to hinge on progressive economic policies, liberal...