Beneath the rise of new parties and old resentments lies something much more fundamental: a generation losing faith. Not necessarily faith in democracy itself. Not yet. But faith in the people who claim to represent it. For years, European politicians have described young people as politically apathetic. They complain about low turnout, declining party membership […]

The electoral results in Saxony-Anhalt mark a historic rupture in German politics

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt has been officially classified by the domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization. Its assumption of government would be a historic event - and, for many democrats and liberals, the breaking of a political taboo

Under pressure from the far-right AfD, Berlin revives returns of migrants to their first EU entry countries, testing European solidarity

Unease is spreading inside Germany's CDU over Chancellor Merz's leadership, as the AfD surges ahead of critical September state elections

Germany's economic model is under severe strain, and Merz's reform agenda has stalled amid coalition compromises. As public trust collapses, the AfD has become the country's strongest political force, raising doubts about Merz's future and Germany's stability

"The political turbulence in the German capital and across Europe now stems less from domestic quarrels than from international storms. We are watching, in accelerated fashion, the collapse of the old-world order and the scramble for new alliances."

Speaking to the German tabloid Bild, the Greek singer acknowledged AfD leader Alice Weidel’s status as an elected official, but made clear she could not accept the values associated with the far-right party. “I won’t allow my stage to be used as a platform for such rhetoric or politics,” she said.

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after a second round of voting in the Bundestag, after a dramatic setback earlier in the day.

Germany's opposition conservatives win election while the far-right AfD bloc surges to 2nd place. Merz vows EU independence from US as coalition talks loom, leaving Scholz as caretaker.

German Green MP Lisa Badum spoke to To Vima about the rising popularity of the far-right AFD, possible coalitions, and what she hopes to see in Sunday’s elections.