A month before Germany’s federal election, chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival of embracing populism and far-right extremists to secure power.
The intervention of wealthy businessmen in politics has become a familiar phenomenon, but the support of American billionaire Elon Musk for the right-wing German Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is disgusting,
Less than a month before Germany's general election, a poll has found support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) falling sharply while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) saw significant gains.
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel weighed into Germany’s contentious election campaign, sharply criticizing fellow Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz over his decision to force through a hard-line immigration resolution in parliament with votes from the far right.
An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany's parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it would accept support from lawmakers of the far-right AfD, breaching a long-standing taboo.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned a deadly knife attack Wednesday as "an unbelievable act of terror" and demanded to know why the Afghan suspect had been able to stay in the country.