The party’s rise has created one political crisis. Any attempt to ban it would create another.

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Merz seemed on course to win with a majority of 13, but failed even to gain a simple majority of one, by six votes. The ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a ...

Germany's domestic security agency classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist" on Friday, allowing for closer ...

Rubio and others bashed the German government over its spy agency's designation of the AfD as an "extremist" group.

Marco Rubio called Germany's domestic spy agency's designation of the AfD party as extremist "tyranny in disguise." ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has formally designated the Alternative for Germany party as extremist, a move likely ...

Germany is wrongly targeting Alternative for Germany via its intelligence service. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also wrong to defend AfD.

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...