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Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won last week's elections, and the Social Democrats plan to begin initial exploratory talks on Friday about the possibility of forming a coalition government ...

Christian Democrats won with their leader, Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor of Germany. But the far right and ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to be nominated as Germany’s next chancellor, according to preliminary results ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has already made clear ...

Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

A comeback for the right and a surge in support for the far right: these are the main takeaways from the 23 February federal ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

The election also saw an unprecedented surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which captured 20.8%, making it the second-largest party. Coalition negotiations will be ...