The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home and overseas following his conservative ...

BERLIN - Preliminary results show that Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz on Tuesday ruled out a quick reform to Germany's state borrowing limits known as the "debt ...

Even though the eastern and western parts of Germany were reunified into the single sovereign nation of Germany in 1990, the ...

Berlin must redefine its role in European leadership, manage strained relations with both Washington and Moscow, and sustain ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party faces a lack of leadership following its defeat on February 23, having garnered only 16.5% ...

The far-right AfD becoming the second-largest formation in Germany's Reichstag raises serious questions about the growing ...