Did Germany Really Lurch to the Right This Election? It’s Complicated.

Stefan Liebich , a former member of the German Parliament and Die Linke member, talks to Slate about the election results.

He says the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second , doubling its result from last time.

The center-right party that Americans may know from the time when Angela Merkel was its leader and Germany ’s chancellor, won.

Die Linke's gains in the U.S. are a takeaway for American progressives in Germany 's recent election.

The party leader says the party should focus on issues that the majority of voters are interested in.

The postal problem means tens of thousands of Germans abroad could not vote because of a postal error.