The German right-wing party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) has experienced the sudden deaths of four candidates and two reserve candidates within 13 days leading up to the North Rhine-Westphalia ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz is planning to seek election as chancellor in a second round of voting, his parliamentary group said on Tuesday, after Merz failed to garner the necessary ...

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...