Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz looks on as he is greeted ... but Merz has made it clear he will not consider it as a governing partner, and, referring to the colors ...

The conservatives and Social Democrats also banned leaks, according to a leaked copy of the rulebook seen by POLITICO.

Germany’s “Great Coalitions” are getting smaller. In the (then West German) Federal Republic in the 1980s, the centrist major parties gathered over 85% of the vote between them. In 2025, the former ...

A funky fresh look for Charles Darwin University's (CDU) range of apparel is set to sell out fast thanks to a bright and bold collaboration with House ...

And though Alice Weidel has promoted herself as a “libertarian conservative”, and much has been made by Elon Musk and the international press of her lesbian marriage to a woman of colour, but she also ...

Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), one of the West’s oldest and most storied political forces, has long stood as a pillar of social democracy. From its opposition to Nazism to its role in ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz looks on as ... and, referring to the colors traditionally associated with the parties, said he was keen to engage with the SPD.

Kiwi Coalition: Unlikely alliance with the Greens Another potential configuration is the so-called “Kiwi coalition,” combining the CDU/CSU (whose party colour is black) with the Greens. Despite some ...

After the victory of conservative Friedrich Merz, German businesses are calling on him to create a stable government willing ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz said he wants to start ... which in post-election maps was bathed in blue, the AfD's party colour. READ ALSO: How different groups of Germans voted in the federal election?

Mr Merz now needs to build a coalition government, a process that could take several months and involve a fair few hurdles. Here are six things we learnt from the German elections and how they ...