Merkel 'shocked' by AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt election

Anti-AfD protests sweep Germany as far right closes in on two more states

Alarm that Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may fall next after party’s Saxony-Anhalt election victory ‘It breaks my heart’: victory sparks dismay Europe live – latest updates Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) after the party’s watershed victory in a state election, warning it posed a danger in two more polls this month. Demonstrators at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate held a peaceful pro-democracy rally denouncing the anti...

By Deborah Cole in Berlin

The far right’s win in Germany is sending a chill through the establishment in Europe - CNN

The far right’s win in Germany is sending a chill through the establishment in Europe  CNN

German economy frets about Saxony-Anhalt election results

The AfD won the election in the eastern German state by a wide margin. While politicians and election analysts are still debating the reasons for the far-right party's popularity, economists are sounding the alarm.

French Far Right Keeps Guarded Silence Over AfD Germany Triumph - Barron's

French Far Right Keeps Guarded Silence Over AfD Germany Triumph  Barron's

Germany’s Merz ‘deeply shocked’ at far-right election win, doubles down on unpopular agenda

After AfD's landslide in Saxony-Anhalt, the chancellor says reform "determination is unbroken," even as his party lost half its support.

By Geir Moulson, Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press

The far right’s win in Germany is sending a chill through the establishment in Europe

Does AfD's big win in Germany signal a 'far right' uprising in Europe?

Many years ago, Otto von Bismarck observed that politics was “the art of the possible”. The modern European establishment appears to have inverted the Iron Chancellor’s maxim. Politics has increasingly become the art of explaining to voters why what they want is impossible, irresponsible, xenophobic, Islamophobic, nativist or, inevitably, far right. And made it impossible to vote for the so-called far-right party that’s actually willing to admit there’s a problem.

By NIRMALYA DUTTA

Germany's Merz under pressure after AfD's landslide win in state election

How did the AfD become so powerful in Germany?

Who is voting for the party, why is it particularly strong in eastern Germany, and what could its rise mean for the country as a whole? Deutsche Welle political correspondent and AfD specialist Matthew Moore joins us.

Saxony-Anhalt election delivers a blow to Merz

Time is on the AfD’s side - eKathimerini.com

Time is on the AfD’s side  eKathimerini.com

AfD eyes federal power after record state win

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has set its sights on federal power after its record state election victory, a result that has deepened unease among the country’s immigrant communities, including its large Turkish population.

Far-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power - The Kathmandu Post

Far-right win leaves Germany’s Merz shaken as AfD plots path to power  The Kathmandu Post