Germany

Despite making significant gains in both Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD remains without options to form a state government.

A quarter of Berlin residents will have no say in the German capital’s city-state election because they lack citizenship. That’s the highest proportion of residents excluded from the election yet, and many are unhappy.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s record-low approval ratings have emboldened his opponents. There are three ways to remove a chancellor from office in Germany.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine destroyed the once-close relationship between Moscow and Berlin. Yet the far-right AfD is calling for a normalization of relations.

Voters in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania head to the polls on Sunday, with the Social Democrats and far-right AfD neck and neck. Here’s a look at key economic issues that could influence the election.

For nearly three decades, the Social Democrats have governed Germany’s northeastern state. If they can fend off the AfD, the result may boost the fortunes of the German government’s junior coalition partner.

A video claiming to show AfD postal ballots being destroyed has gone viral ahead of Berlin’s September 20 election. DW Fact Check examines the footage, the accounts sharing it and how widely it is really being viewed.

The AfD is riding high after its latest electoral triumph in Saxony-Anhalt. But one question remains: Does the far-right party actually want to govern?

Presenting its annual report for organized crime, the German police said that cocaine was a danger for the state and society, and that the cases of money laundering had increased.

German judges and prosecutors have warned that the government needs to reform the laws around how state prosecutors to prevent extremist parties like the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) abusing them.