Soon-to-be opposition Greens make climate commitments a precondition of support to allow new coalition to reach two-thirds ...

This move could serve as a broad basis for the voice of the diverse civil society in Mediterranean countries, and ...

All parties have ruled out forming a coalition with far-right AfD. Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for ...

FT survey finds ‘large fiscal capacity’, but economists urge would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz to spend funds wisely ...

BERLIN — A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition palatable for all citizens. The Union parties — the Christian Democratic Union ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU conservative alliance has won Germany's general election with 28.6% of the vote, according to early results after vote counting concluded. At second place was the far ...

The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) have gained the highest percentage of seats in the German election with 28.6%, the German electoral authority said in preliminary results.

The CDU/CSU received approximately 28.5% of votes in Sunday’s election, coming in close to the 30% support estimated ahead of the polls. This will put them in first place, but their victory is ...

FT survey finds ‘large fiscal capacity’, but economists urge would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz to spend funds wisely ...

BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party won the election on Sunday and are likely to lead the next coalition government.

Euractiv Editor-in-Chief Matthew Karnitschnig says the CDU’s Friedrich Merz has indicated he is “not going to entertain” a coalition with the AfD following the German elections. Polls have ...

German voters go to the polls this Sunday to elect a new parliament, with Merz's centre-right CDU/CSU leading the polls at around 30%, ahead of far-right AfD at 20%. Due to the German “firewall ...