BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the ...

After Germany's local elections, the CDU made significant gains, winning in Dortmund, Leverkusen and Bielefeld. Despite ...

As many as six candidates for Germany's far-right AfD have died in recent weeks ahead of local elections in the big western ...

The CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Greens have emerged as the clear losers.On Sunday, around 13.7 million people went to the polls in Germany's ...

Seven candidates from the far-right German political party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) died in the weeks preceding the Sept. 14, 2025, local elections in the German state of North ...

The AfD was classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany's spy agency in May, but the description has been ...

Alternative for Germany, which came in second in national elections earlier this year, nearly tripled its vote share in in North Rhine-Westphalia, a region home to some 18 million ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would emerge as the leading party in the north-eastern German state of ...

Officials are seeking to calm speculation after the deaths of several candidates, including seven from the Alternative for ...

Five direct AfD candidates and two reserve candidates in North Rhine-Westphalia died within 14 days of each other.

The AfD has failed to win three run-offs for mayor in major cities in Germany's west, despite other gains. Meanwhile, the ...

Macron, Merz, Tusk praised Moldovans for their peaceful elections and reaffirmed support for country's EU membership bid - ...