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 ...

Founded in 2013, the AfD has built its ... The country’s proportional electoral system makes pre-election polls a strong indicator of potential government formations. This election marks a pivotal ...

Thousands of protesters shouting “No to Nazis” gathered in the German town of Riesa, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a key convention approving co-leader Alice ...

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.

In 2023, Robert Lambrou, also an AfD state parliamentarian in Hesse, founded an organization named "With Migration Background for Germany" for immigrant AfD supporters.

Despite the high showing, the AfD has little chance of being part of Germany's next government. Because of Germany's Nazi past, cooperation with the far-right remains a major taboo there. rc/lo ...

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 ...

Elon Musk held a live event on his social media platform X on Thursday with a leader of the German anti-immigrant, far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), the latest step in the ...

Renewables and energy sector groups are outraged after the leader of the extreme-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) threatened to tear down all wind turbines, which she called “windmills of shame”, ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has sparked a firestorm in Germany after a local party chapter in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe distributed thousands of fake plane tickets to migrants ...

(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 ...

Thousands of demonstrators protested against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, obstructing roads and delaying the start of its convention, The Associated Press reported.