Bavaria Gov. Markus Soeder says that it would be 'disproportionate' to fire Hubert Aiwanger amid accusations that he circulated an anti-Jewish flyer in high school 35 years ago

As polls give Alternative for Germany (AfD) 20% of the vote and ahead of Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats, chancellor predicts it will fall back to 10%

Hannes Loth elected mayor of small town of Raguhn-Jessnitz by slim margin, marking first time a candidate of the anti-immigration AfD has been voted in as full-time town mayor

3 German parties reach deal to form new coalition headed by Social Democrats leader Olaf Scholz, the outgoing chancellor's finance minister since 2018

34-year-old Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, a dual German-Israeli citizen and former IDF soldier, is no. 6 on the AfD list in Berlin

Conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats are neck and neck and pollsters say the race is 'wide open'

Armin Laschet, 60, has been trailing his Social Democrat challenger Olaf Scholz in the race for the chancellery, but polls are close

Ahead of elections this weekend to choose her replacement after 16 years, officials and experts say departure 'leaves a void,' though her legacy also includes shortcomings

Running with the slogan 'Germany. But normal,' anti-immigration party apparently targeting anti-lockdown protesters and COVID-19 deniers

After AfD scandal in Thuringia, ten thousand expected to rally under the banner: 'No pacts with fascists any time or anywhere!'