The SPD’s participation in government under Merz marks a new stage in the decline of the party, whose history began more than 150 years ago under the banner ... with the CDU/CSU in 2018, gaining ...

Shortly before the vote, the notoriously right-wing CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader ... The SPD, which was founded more than 150 years ago under the banner of Marxism, is now the organiser ...

In a wide-ranging speech in the Bundestag, the German Chancellor outlined his new government's priorities, including a plan ...

On paper, Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU party and his center-left coalition ... sidelined an entire cabinet and leadership team under the banner of a fresh start, and in doing so, stirred deep ...

New Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his compatriots must work harder and smarter to restore Germany's competitive edge. Ahead ...

Continued commitment to wind and solar power in Germany The CDU/CSU and SPD are committed to the Paris Climate Agreement and the goal of making Germany climate-neutral by 2045. This is to include the ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU political union and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have signed off on a coalition deal in Berlin which paves the way for a new government to be sworn in on ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU political union and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have signed off on a coalition deal in Berlin which paves the way for a new government to be sworn in on ...

German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) officially signed a coalition deal with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday, paving the way for a new government after weeks of negotiations.

Merz’s initial attempt to secure the chancellorship fell short by six votes despite his coalition - comprising the CDU, its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the center ...

German MP Johann Wadephul of the CDU/CSU faction addresses a session of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, on the delivery of battle tanks to Ukraine, in Berlin on January 19, 2023.