Because Merz is part of the establishment, and for tactical political advantage, the CDU is part of the official anti-AfD campaign. He has ruled out forming any coalition government with Weidel.

Frontrunner Friedrich Merz has vowed a tough rightward shift if elected to win back voters from the hard-right anti-immigration AfD, which is eyeing a record result after a string of deadly ...

Musk has emerged as a fervent supporter of Alternative for Germany, a far-right, anti-immigrant party that is polling in second place ahead of Germany's parliamentary election.

“If you have fought and sweated together and showered afterwards, then you will also come together differently in a ...

The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, with its anti-immigrant and nationalist platform, has long been the pariah of German politics. Its members have been fined for Nazi slogans and labeled ...

“If you go to east Germany, people will tell you they vote for the AfD no matter what because it’s an anti-establishment thing, an anti-migration thing and a feeling like east Germans need a ...

The AfD is the most hard-line anti-immigration party to gain success in the country since the end of World War II. They are seeking the immediate removal of all illegal immigrants, intense ...

Critics have branded the movement "racist" and "anti-democracy." The rise in AfD's popularity has been especially painful for Jews in Germany, who see it echoing the messaging of the Holocaust.

But if exit polling is correct, about 20% of voters disagree - instead believing the Alternative for Germany Party or AfD offers Germans the best future. Image: Anti-AfD protesters rally in Berlin ...

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.