Elections in Germany "are usually dull affairs" but, as Germans head for the polls this weekend, "this time it's different", said Sky News commentator Adam Boulton. The country's proportional ...

But it's the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party that caught the attention of many analysts ahead of this election. The AfD has ... This proportional representation system is ...

Yet, Germany's proportional representation electoral system means a coalition between different parties is likely. This opens the possibility of the AfD taking on a bigger role in German politics ...

The CDU-CSU won 28.5% of votes, with the far-right AfD ... the proportional make-up of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, with parties sending their candidates to Berlin to ensure representation.