Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has initiated coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) following their ...

Germany’s 2025 election results mark a right-wing shift, reshaping European politics and US-EU relations. As CDU and AfD gain ...

Overseeing all these policy choices have been the CDU/CSU and SDP, which have led every German government since the Second ...

Several German election candidates have cried foul as a new electoral reform meant they were left without a seat despite winning their district. The CDU/CSU wants to make electoral reform a condition ...

The German elections are, in many respects, paradoxical. The electoral shifts, which saw the major parties’ combined vote ...

Friedrich Merz aims to swiftly form government after his conservative bloc's February 23 election win. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil stressed a coalition with the CDU/CSU was "not automatic" amid key ...

Germany’s federal election was subject to “clear” and “successful” manipulation by Russia and other foreign actors, the head of the Bundestag’s intelligence committee has warned, calling on the ...

Germany’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats are set to start exploratory talks on a coalition on Friday, said people familiar with the ...

Germany's election reshapes politics, with CDU/CSU leading, but coalition talks crucial for a stable government ...

The AfD and Die Linke parties hold a blocking minority in the new Bundestag, which places the future government in a ...

Germany's conservatives, who won elections last weekend, are set to start exploratory talks with the Social Democrats on ...

“The End of Germany’s Climate Crusade.” That’s how a Politico headline last week described the country’s national elections ...