They’re the strongest party in east Germany.” When the Wall came down, reunification followed soon after. Under the leadership of West Germany’s Christian Democrat chancellor Helmut Kohl ...

Fifth, we urgently need to remediate our naval warfare capability, to ensure that our battle fleet of six Collins-class ...

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election on Feb. 23. The economy is a key factor contributing to the party's ...

Germany is one of the most influential nations in Europe, which has a complex political system that includes both a president and a chancellor. The president of Germany serves as the head of state ...

In this context, the Berlin Wall was not just a border, but also a protective barrier against fascism. After 1989, neofascist groups rapidly expanded into East Germany, reinforcing the argument that ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will be the second largest party in the Bundestag after it secured almost 21% of the vote in Germany’s federal election on Sunday. The AfD will likely be ...

A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis. Where the AfD won the most votes. Hamburg Berlin Cologne ...