Jenni Graham

The AfD ban debate is back on Germany's political agenda after the far-right party's gains in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Chancellor Friedrich Merz isn't sold on the idea, arguing that a ban would not solve the underlying problem —  and the legal hurdles are immense.

In response to coverage of the AfD's electoral success in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, some users have asked for an update on Germany’s radical left. DW takes a look at the numbers.

Due to high demand, a portrait of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will stay on display in a Berlin museum for several months longer than planned. The artwork will now remain in the city's Bode Museum until January 3, 2027. After that, it will be loaned to the chancellery.

The far-right AfD is leading the polls ahead of Sunday's election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany's least populous state. Leif-Erik Holm, who is hoping to become its next leader, says his AfD party can bring about change after 28 years of center-left SPD rule there.

Unlike in Saxony-Anhalt, a runaway success for the far-right Alternative for Germany party is not in sight in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. State leader Manuela Schwesig from the center-left Social Democrats says the choice facing voters is clear: "Me, or the AfD."

Germany's capital Berlin is going to the polls in one of the most tightly fought state elections in its history. The far-left Left Party is hoping to beat the center-right CDU, but the result is impossible to predict.

🚨National emergency alert day in Germany: At 11 am sharp, smartphones and warning systems across the country sounded the test alarm, briefly interrupting the everyday hustle and bustle — the Bundestag debate was no exception.

We know a lot about the alleged perpetrator of the Pride attack in Berlin but much less about his more than 30 victims. In Germany, victims of terrorism and extremist attacks are entitled to medical, psychological, and financial help — sometimes for the rest of their lives.

Germany's proposed pension reforms could hit people in the former East Germany harder than those in the west. Reliance on pensions is much higher in eastern states, and the issue is becoming a hot topic ahead of two key elections there. DW's @_JenniGraham has more.

Police in Berlin say the main suspect in the attack on the city's Pride celebrations has been shot dead after attacking officers with a "bladed weapon." Despite resuscitation efforts, the man died at the scene in Spandau on the western outskirts of Berlin.

BREAKING: The suspect in the Berlin Pride attack has been shot dead by police in an operation in Spandau in the western outskirts of the capital, according to multiple German media reports. Authorities have yet to confirm this. p.dw.com/p/5Hn52

In response to the attack on the Berlin Pride celebrations, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner ordered that flags on Germany's parliament building, the Reichstag, be flown at half-mast on Sunday.

"Don't let yourselves be intimidated." After what authorities describe as a terrorist attack at Berlin's Pride parade, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for unity and resilience in society.

All evidence in the Berlin Pride parade vehicle-ramming points to an Islamist terrorist attack, Germany's interior minister says.

In the aftermath of the deadly attack on Berlin's Pride parade, Germany's political leaders condemned the violence and expressed solidarity with the victims.

“We are a reform-oriented government.” German Chancellor Merz has begun announcing his cabinet reshuffle. The changes in line-up follow the resignation of conservative heavyweight Jens Spahn over a surrogacy controversy.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's cabinet reshuffle is under way, with Health Minister Nina Warken set to become his new chief of staff, according to German media reports. The conservative CDU's general secretary, Carsten Linnemann, is then expected to become the new health minister.

BREAKING: A man has died of his injuries in hospital after being critically injured in an attack in a bank in Regensburg in Bavaria, police have confirmed. p.dw.com/p/5He6L