Germany’s far-right party made huge gains in the 2025 elections
The AfD made sure immigration remains a top concern for voters.
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Mark Gilbert - September 27, 2022
Giorgia Meloni’s popularity may not hold — and she doesn’t have much freedom to change policy
Germany’s far-right party lost seats in last week’s election. Here’s why.
Rafaela Dancygier - October 4, 2021
Research suggests centrist parties adopted strategies to counter the right
Angela Merkel’s bloc lost ground in Sunday’s election. So who won?
Thorsten Faas, Marc Debus, and Julius Lagodny - September 28, 2021
Here’s what 30 years of data on government formation in Germany tell us
Four things to watch in Germany’s state elections on Sunday
Manès Weisskircher - March 13, 2021
The winners and losers could give clues about what’s ahead in September’s general election
Viktor Orban turned Hungary away from democracy. Now his European allies are turning on him.
Daniel Kelemen - March 7, 2021
Orban’s Fidesz party had to leave the European People’s Party Group to avoid a humiliating expulsion
Mainstream conservative parties paved the way for far-right nationalism
Daniel Ziblatt and Bart Bonikowski - December 1, 2019
By talking up ethnic nationalism but not delivering, they opened up space for the radical right
Bavaria’s Christian Social Union party’s campaign strategy flopped. Here’s what this means for Germany — and Europe.
Dan Hough - October 15, 2018
On Sunday, about 9.5 million voters in southern Germany went
Angela Merkel’s governing alliance is increasingly frayed. Here’s why.
Philipp Adorf - July 3, 2018
[caption id="attachment_75276" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the
In Germany, Merkel’s center-right party may be trying to form a government with the center-left. That could be a problem.
Stephen Silvia - December 6, 2017
[caption id="attachment_66975" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly