Germany's right-wing party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has claimed remarkable support in the elections held in the states of Saxony and Brandenburg this past weekend, finishing second behind the so-called grand coalition of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) that has ruled the reunified country for the last 29 years

The upcoming Bavarian state election threatens to deliver a powerful blow to the dominance of the region's ruling Christian Social Union (CSU) in the light of its recent row with the sister Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit identifying the "opening of a new page" in bilateral relations between Ankara and Berlin as key aim of his trip.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit identifying the "opening of a new page" in bilateral relations between Ankara and Berlin as key aim of his trip.

Germany remains divided a year after a general election brought about a seismic change: the union including the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel retained the leadership, but by a smaller margin, while the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made a surprisingly grand entrance into the Bundestag.