Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant ...

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Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national election on Friday when 12 of his own legislators refused to support him in ...

Thousands of protesters ... Alternative for Germany (AfD) party held a key convention approving co-leader Alice Weidel as candidate for chancellor in next month’s snap election.

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Saturday’s protests took place while AfD opened its election campaign in the central ... His open support has caused an uproar in Germany. Mainstream parties have declared they will not work ...

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Saturday’s protests took place while AfD opened its election campaign in the central ... His open support has caused an uproar in Germany. Advertising Mainstream parties have declared they ...

People hold up their cell phones as they protest the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party, and right-wing extremism in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday ...