The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

Sankt Ingbert, Germany - February 06, 2025 The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

Germany is heading toward a crucial election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition ...

Friedrich Merz, a leading German political figure, has raised serious concerns about what he calls a “new and unsettling ...

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen, a symbol of Germany's economic woes.

The German economy currently faces many problems. The three most pressing structural economic issues are energy, the changing ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz took aim at the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Thursday, saying that any votes ...

Friedrich Merz hopes to lure away AfD supporters, but will he alienate voters in the ideological middle?

The dispute over tightening Germany's migration policy continues. While CDU/CSU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz wants to ...