Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

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

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) came second in Germany’s parliamentary election on 23 February, with 21% of the vote and ...

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

After years of large influence, NGOs will face headwinds under a new CDU/CSU-led government. Berlin – Germay's Christian Democrats, fresh off their victory in the country's election, took aim at ...

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

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.

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