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CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Reaches Record 20% in West

The outcome gives Chancellor Friedrich Merz short-term relief before eastern regional contests where the AfD is polling strongly.

Baden-Württemberg Vote Opens Germany’s 2026 Election Cycle as AfD Gains in Auto Hub

Cologne Court Halts Federal 'Extremist' Label for AfD in Interim Ruling

Cologne Court Blocks BfV From Labeling AfD 'Extremist' for Now

Merz Questions German Sick Leave as Volodin Urges Citizens to Fend for Themselves

AfD Leader Calls on West to Acknowledge Russian Gains, Pursue Ukraine Compromise

AfD Launches ‘Generation Germany’ Youth Wing as Protests Roil Giessen

Merz Calls for Calmer, Robust Debate in Magdeburg Speech

Mass Protests Snarl AfD Youth Congress in Gießen as Police Deploy Water Cannon

AfD National Leadership Disavows Siegmund Over Holocaust Remark

Merz Shuts Door on AfD Cooperation as Polls Erode His Standing

Germany Agrees Military-Service Overhaul With Mandatory Registration and Voluntary Service

Germany Backs Voluntary Military Service, Sending Draft Law to Parliament

AfD Scales Back Russia Trip as Spy Allegations Intensify

Protests Over Merz’s Migration Remarks Spread Across Germany

Merz Rules Out AfD Cooperation as Backlash Builds Over Hardline Migration Push

Brandenburg's Woidke Ties Any Action on AfD Civil Servants to Court-Confirmed Extremism Ruling

Survey Finds German Unity Sentiment at New Low 35 Years After Reunification

Hesse Court Clears Surveillance of AfD as Suspected Extremist Case

German Bishops Warn AfD Rule Would Harm Churches After Lawmaker Calls Bätzing 'From the Devil'