Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament on Wednesday, a maneuver aimed at piling pressure on the gov ...

Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue ...

Germany's conservatives were able to pass a strict immigration motion with votes by the far-right party, marking a historic breach of the "firewall" on working with the far-right on policy. Has the ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative opposition and CDU’s candidate for chancellor, defended the motion, stating that his party acted on its principles. He dismissed concerns about far-right ...

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...

Hundreds of German celebrities and film stars have signed an open letter criticizing a motion on migration reform passed in ...

BERLIN—The front-runner in Germany’s election made a gambit this week to woo supporters of an increasingly popular far-right ...

The German Catholic bishops’ conference on Wednesday distanced itself from a controversial statement against tougher ...

A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the far-right was used ...