Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

In a clear message to the EPP, the ECR’s letter states that groups should “build bridges across political lines, and deliver results that benefit European citizens and businesses.” The previous ...

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...

More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they ...

Germany's opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to drastically restrict migration ...

Elon Musk’s appearances at the Trump inauguration and a rally for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland don’t just hark back to the past. They fuse authoritarian nationalism with a distinctive ...

I find it worrying that a man with enormous access to social media and large financial resources is so directly involved in ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's main challenger in Germany's upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy ...

Having leaned so hard on defending democracy during the campaign only to see voters narrowly choose the autocrats, Democrats ...

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Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high ...