I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

Germany has been in the headlines lately, not least because of JD Vance’s recent visit. He told the Germans, with the same ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, made a surprise visit to Paris to meet ...

Moritz Warnke writes that snap elections saw stunning gains for left and right, while Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken ...

In the recent federal elections the far-right AfD was able to reach sections of the working class on issues over which the ...

A comeback for the right and a surge in support for the far right: these are the main takeaways from the 23 February federal ...

As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

We spoke to the German MP and former Defence Minister Thomas Silberhorn, who’s a member of the CSU – the sister party to the poll-leading CDU.

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Germany's incoming government must address the economy's structural faults quickly and should reform ...

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

Although securing the second-best election result in its party history, the Greens will now become part of Germany's ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.