In the state election in Baden-Württemberg, the far-right AfD almost doubled its result to just under 19%. However, given the numerous crises within the party, the celebrations remain subdued.

Growing far-right support is straining the relationship between the union and its members. About 38 per cent of workers voted for the AfD in the federal election at the start of 2025, according to exit polls, the highest share of any party.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has expelled a lawmaker who publicized allegations of cronyism from its parliamentary group. A spokesman for the anti-immigrant party confirmed that

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated his stance against collaborating with the far-right Alternative for Germany party after close election results in Baden Wuerttemberg. Despite the Greens narrowly surpassing his Christian Democrats,

A German court says that the country’s domestic intelligence agency can’t label the Alternative for Germany party a proven right-wing extremist group while it considers a complaint by the party against last year's designation.

The election saw the environmental Greens narrowly defeat Merz’s Christian Democrats in the southern German state, News.Az reports, citing

The far-right Alternative for Germany party made the biggest gains in vote share in Baden-Württemberg, tapping into anxieties about the state’s struggling auto industry.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Correspondent Rob Schmitz discuss Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at to the Munich Security Conference.

Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made significant gains.

Alternative for Germany leaders are trying to use the court’s temporary ruling that they can’t be classified as “extremist” to snag broader voter support.