Nerves are on edge in Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU ... coalition partner in the centre-left Social Democratic Party. The unpopularity of Mr Merz appears a key element ...

The New York Times Editorial Board thinks the Democratic Party ... on the political right or left, ruling parties lost power in the United States, Brazil, Britain, Germany and Italy," it wrote.

April 9 (UPI) --Details on a political deal to form a new German coalition government will be presented Wednesday by the conservative Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social ...

A new poll shows the Alternative für Deutschland is now Germany’s most popular political ... Christian Social Union slipped to 24%, down from 28.6%. Support for the Social Democratic Party ...

Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union party chairman ... his back on active politics for several years. Despite his political experience, he is heading to the chancellery without previously ...

The incoming leader is facing slumping approval ratings and a barrage of criticism from parts of his conservative base who believe he is yielding to the will of the center-left Social Democratic Party ...

Don’t be fooled: Germany’s Christian Democratic Uni­on ... with the help of the far-Right party, Alternative für Deutschland. “I believe it is wrong,” Merkel said of the vote, which broke a ...

The mask of mutual agreement appears to be slipping from political ... leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is due to take the top job, being backed by its sister party CSU and the ...

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party Friedrich Merz has sealed ... It follows months of political drift and weeks of negotiations as the continent faces uncertainty over ...

Since the Great Recession that began in 2008, many mainstream parties that have dominated political life ... where the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) combined ...

By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome People of Italian ... thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? Hong Kong Party Disbands: The Democratic Party ...