Heated rhetoric and divisive questions raise concerns about the fragility of democracy amid US-style politics.

Before Sunday's Bundestag elections, the Christian Democrats are maintaining a clear lead. The Left Party has gained slightly ...

The country seems ready to move right, but can it shake its torpor?

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party are topping polls for the election ...

The CDU advocates stricter border controls, faster asylum processing, and deportations for those without legal residency. It ...