Germany's ruling party narrowly won the Brandenburg election, edging out the far-right AfD. The AfD saw a historic win in Thuringia earlier this month.

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday passed a motion calling for preparations to ban the far-right Alternative ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

The Greens, who along with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) form Mr Scholz’s three-party coalition government, were teetering on the edge of the 5% needed to stay in Brandenburg’s parliament.

The outcome in Brandenburg was also encouraging for the anti-immigrant AfD, large parts of which, in the view of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, threaten the country’s democratic system.

The narrow win by Olaf Scholz’s party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the national mood and a snapshot of the government’s popularity.

POTSDAM, Germany -- The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg on Sunday, gaining a narrow edge over a growing far-right party ...

The leader of the German federal state bordering Poland considers joint border checks by both countries to be sensible. "The ...

Germany’s Social Democratic Party narrowly defeated the far-right Alternative for Germany in Brandenburg state elections, with a record voter turnout of 74%.

POTSDAM, Germany -- The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg on Sunday, gaining a narrow edge over a growing far-right party ...