Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD support.

The party, second in the polls ahead of the February elections, closes ranks with its candidate following Musk’s support. It is seeking to square the circle: normalization without deradicalization

As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in some ways a surprising choice as the far-right AfD's candidate for chancellor ahead of February elections. But the 45-year-old who says Margaret Thatcher is ...

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and owner of X, has faced repeated scrutiny for his controversial engagements involving Nazi references

A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country’s election next month.

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is pushing a heady mix of Prussian imperial nostalgia and a shrewd form of Euroscepticism that catches the mood of post-globalist German voters.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday confirmed Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election. Latest polls suggest that the party could secure 22 percent of the vote,

Elon Musk urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) in an upcoming election in a conversation with its leader on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that highlighted the US billionaire’s growing ambition to sway European politics.

Here are the four most important global elections of 2025:

Weidel has her sights firmly set on the chancellor post, but is a longshot to say the least. While the AfD is polling second with 21%, about 10 points behind the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), it has no potential partners because all of the other parties have ruled out a coalition with it.

Mainstream German parties have sworn off working with the far-right Alternative for Germany, but its ongoing rise and shifting political norms are making the question when, not if, they'll take part in government.

But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.