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 ...

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

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, ...

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

The designation is certain to inflame debates over whether the party should be banned, though some polls show it to be the ...

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

Germany rebuked Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he slammed the country’s intelligence agency for classifying the ...

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

Germany's domestic spy agency BfV has temporarily halted designating the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist group, pending a court's decision. This move drew political reactions in Germany ...

The nation’s spy agency can now more thoroughly monitor the activities of the party, which has alarmed many Jews.

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...