But Germany doesn't use first-past-the-post. It uses a form of "mixed proportional representation" called ... the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). However, the CDU's party constitution ...

Tobias Schwarz, AFP An opposition bloc of Germany’s center-right parties, the Union, led by Friedrich Merz, is leading pre-election polls with AfD in second place. Merz said Friday that his ...

Speaking virtually at an Alternative for Germany (AfD) campaign event in eastern Germany, the Tesla CEO said people should “take pride” in German culture and values “and not to lose that in ...

Speaking via video link to a hall of around 4,500 Alternative for Germany (AfD) supporters in the central city of Halle, the world's richest man said: "It's good to be proud of German culture ...

An editor at Germany’s Jewish newsweekly responds to Elon Musk’s endorsement of the Alternative for Germany political party. BERLIN — Several years ago, the newspaper where I am an editor in ...

Migration at center of debate before February 23 election Weidel began her address on migration, a topic that has moved to the forefront of the electoral campaign, especially this week in Germany ...

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest ...

(JTA) — Jewish leaders expressed concern after the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, made major strides in two state elections this weekend, coming in at third place in Bavaria ...

In order to govern with such a Brandmauer in place, the AfD would need to secure an absolute majority in the Bundestag. Germany's proportional voting system makes this exceedingly difficult ...

In what was decried by opponents as a breach of a long-standing taboo, the opposition CDU-CSU relied on backing from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to pass a ...

Weeks before Germany's elections, a heated immigration debate inflamed by a deadly knife attack triggered a political earthquake Wednesday when conservative parties for the first time cooperated with ...

While speaking with party leader Alice Weidel, AfD’s candidate for chancellor, Musk reiterated his belief that AfD is Germany’s “best hope” in the upcoming general election on February 23.