A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), has said it will ...

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party has sued the domestic intelligence service for classifying it as a ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency labeled the country’s popular right-wing party as an “extremist” organization in a statement released Friday, opening ...

Germany's intelligence agency is holding off on classifying the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a right-wing extremist ...

The agency would not publicly refer to the AfD as a "confirmed right-wing extremist movement" until the court has ruled on an ...

Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...