Alternative for Germany, the reformation party that sits to the right of the CDU/CSU's centrist conservatism, received ...

A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...

Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc has won national elections by a large margin, with all constituencies counted, paving the ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

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

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is on track to be Germany’s next chancellor.

Merz aims to shift Europe away from US dependence, but rising far-right pressure and geopolitical tensions could complicate ...

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

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

Maps show how every district in Germany voted. The conservative Christian Democrats have won the most seats while the far-right AfD placed second.