A romantic dreamer, often referred to as the Swan King or Fairy Tale King (der Märchenkönig), Ludwig spared no expense in creating lavish palaces across southern Germany. In this article you ...

Parties must clear a 5% electoral threshold in Germany to win seats in the national parliament or at least three of the party's candidates must win their local elections outright. Parties must ...

The Alternative for Germany still has pariah status among other major political parties in a country where far-right politics has long carried a stigma because of the Nazi past. Investors betting ...

His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month. By Jim Tankersley and Christopher F.

Migration at center of debate before February 23 election Weidel began her address on migration, a topic that has moved to the forefront of the electoral campaign, especially this week in Germany ...

Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian and journalist. Her latest book is Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. Nobody can be expected to fix Germany’s problems overnight, but with the ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance during Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, as thousands of ...

INGOLSTADT, Germany—Christian Scharpf, the mayor of this city of 140,000, Germany’s second richest, is looking for ways to save close to €100 million. Carmaker Audi, headquartered here ...

Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany. By Jim Tankersley and ...

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest ...