A study in Germany looked for evidence of the “beauty is beastly effect”—i.e., that physically attractive female candidates ...

Six candidates in Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party died within two weeks of each other just before state-level local elections this month. North Rhine-Westphalia municipalities ...

In August and September 2025, posts online claimed that over the course of two weeks, several members of the far-right German political party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) died in the weeks ...

The German right-wing party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) has experienced the sudden deaths of four candidates and two reserve candidates within 13 days leading up to the North Rhine-Westphalia ...

BERLIN — The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany's national election. They narrowly beat outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc in a ...

An Orange County woman has been charged with illegally registering her dog to vote in California elections in 2021 and 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Laura Lee Yourex, a ...

BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz's government took power was ...

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...

In his second term, US President Donald Trump has interfered in nearly every election in the West like never before. From ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz’s government took ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz‘s party finished first in municipal polls in Germany’s most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz’s government took ...