German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a debate and voting about ...

German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin’s ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz and other CDU and SPD leaders take part in a press conference following the exploratory coalition ...

The German opposition parties have slammed the ... is breaking promises The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) charged that CDU leader Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has already ...

The parties hoping to form Germany's next government have agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul borrowing rules, a tectonic spending shift that jolted markets on ...

But now the party is set to return to its long-standing position in the opposition after a disappointing fourth-place finish in Germany’s national election ... said Katharina Dröge, the co-leader of ...

CDU leader Friedrich ... While in opposition, Merz’s center-right Christian Democrats staunchly opposed any new government debt, let alone any amendment to Germany’s constitutional “debt ...

The increased turnout, up from 76.6 percent in 2021, was a sign of the high stakes for Germany, both politically and economically. The Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by ...

Members of the conservative CDU party ... In 2022, Merz — then leader of the opposition — told radio network Deutschlandfunk that Germany's energy dependence on Russia must be ended ...

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz ... in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ...

To pass, the CDU/CSU and SPD will need to lobby for votes from the Green Party. Its co-leader, Felix Banaszak, said the U-turn proved voters were “told fairytales” by Mr Merz about Germany’s ...