The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right ...

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on ...

A former aide to far-right AfD politician Maximilian Krah has gone on trial accused of spying for China since 2002.

A former aide to a European Parliament lawmaker from the far-right AfD is going on trial on charges of spying for China.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) can once again be described as a confirmed far-right extremist party in the ...

A TV interview with Alice Weidel, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, was almost drowned out by the noise made by demonstrators in Berlin on Sunday. The open-air talk in ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel gestures on the day of a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, to elect the new German chancellor, in Berlin, Germany May ...

The foreign ministry hit back A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. Credit: AP/Michael Probst ...

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now ...

Fed up with the dominant political parties, many German voters are backing new leaders who have been labelled extreme.

At the same time, the AfD is facing growing calls for an outright ban, most recently from another major political party. In May, the country’s domestic intelligence agency formally classified ...

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now ...