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

Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the ...

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

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

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

German business leaders on Monday called on Berlin to form a new government swiftly, saying that Europe's largest economy ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there’s a distinct ...

Exit polls show Friedrich Merz's conservatives leading in Germany's election, with concerns over far-right party strength and ...