German Chancellor Merkel says the far-right group AfD posed a 'big new challenge with its entry into parliament.

Angela Merkel wins fourth term in office as German chancellor as far-right party wins seats in parliament.

Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has equated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with the Nazis who ruled the country from 1933 to 1945, an insult rarely heard in national politics.

Albania starts voting in parliamentary elections, hoping to push through reforms vital for accession to the EU.

People in France are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the first round of parliamentary elections.

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has won a second term in office after calling a snap parliamentary election last month to counter allegations of corruption against his wife and some of his political allies.

Algerians are voting in parliamentary elections amid low oil prices and dismal job prospects.

The ruling Republican Party leads Armenia's parliamentary elections.

The Kuwaiti cabinet has submitted its resignation to the emir following snap parliamentary polls.

Some 483,000 people are eligible to cast their ballots in the seventh parliamentary election.