The Latest Breaking News from Alice Weidel

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz, 69, leads the race to become chancellor

German general election highlights key candidates, immigration, economy, and coalition formation post-election.

As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’.

German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of key elections in which conservatives hope to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right targeting a record score.

In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to find out what voters think

Community grapples with fear over ‘proliferation and normalisation of anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment in politics and the media’

Germany’s leading political figures say Musk will face consequences for his endorsement of the country’s far-right party, Tom Watling and Alicja Hagopian write

On Sunday, Germans will vote in an election that could shape both their country’s future and that of the European Union. While the hard-right AfD gains support, centrist and left-leaning parties struggle to tackle key issues such as immigration, inflation, and whether to back US President Donald Trump’s efforts to…

Extremists tipped for second place after shifting debate to immigration and crime and winning endorsements from Musk and Vance