German markets will focus on whether the nationalist’s party win forces the chancellor to alter structural reforms that ...

Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt punished the major parties for their handling of the cost-of-living crisis.

The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right ...

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's historic win in the Saxony-Anhalt state ...

Chancellor Merz’s promises to curb the AfD failed to resonate in Saxony-Anhalt; on the contrary, the party captured a greater ...

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany ...

Saxony-Anhalt is just a quarter the size of the island of Ireland, yet its 1.7 million voters – just 3 per cent of the total ...

As one European nationalist party saw its grip on power end abruptly in Hungary over the weekend, another was riding a wave of popularity that is strengthening its hold on German politics. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference following a special meeting of the Christian ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. Imagine that it’s October 2026, and one of Germany’s 16 federal states has come under the control of a ...

An agreement between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his center-left partners bets on politically painful compromises in hopes of holding off hard-line rivals. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.