BERLIN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election results showed support for the far-right party dropping and said they rejoiced in ...

After the vote, Merkel accused Merz of breaking a pledge he made following the collapse of Germany's coalition government not to work with the AfD to pass legislation. Merkel, who once led the CDU ...

And while there’s little concern that AfD will come in first next year -- Merkel is still likely to win a fourth term in office -- their mere presence has upended German politics and forced ...

In a rare intervention into domestic politics, Merkel accused Merz of going back on a vow he made in November to seek majorities with mainstream parties rather than with the AfD. She urged ...

Merkel admitted Monday that decisions on immigration played a role in the result, but insisted that she has made the right ones. Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, defeated the Christian ...

Instead, popular opposition to Merkel's open-door policy for migrants last summer was the key factor benefitting the AfD. Understandably, the immediate focus has therefore been on the drubbing ...

Angela Merkel has taken aim at the party she once led following the rising popularity and influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The former German Chancellor slammed the ...

Judges on Germany's highest court unanimously threw out legal complaints brought by the AfD. They said far-right lawmakers failed to show how Merkel's 2015 decision to let in refugees was a ...

After a public outcry that the AfD joined, the bill failed, and the AfD's popularity skyrocketed. Merkel says the party's popularity is troubling because its rhetoric mirrors the agenda of similar ...

Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for the AfD, repeatedly raised and disparaged Ms. Merkel last month in an interview with the billionaire Elon Musk on ...