DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany' s center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner for Germany’s next chancellor, has raised concerns over Elon Musk’s relentless ...

Millions are set to go to the polls in key energy economies in 2025 as politicians seek to woo electorates with security, the cost of living, exploitation of natural resources and decarbonisation ...

Tensions are rising as the German election on February 23 draws ever closer. The tone among the parties had already become rougher in recent weeks, with candidates fighting for every vote. But the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other key European leaders are deep underwater in popular support, according to a new poll ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz took aim at the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Thursday, saying that any votes ...

Across Europe, centrist parties increasingly paint even mild social democracy as a “radical left” threat. The wild rhetoric ...

The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...

The support for Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) bloc has dropped by ...

After years of pandering to far-right talking points, Germany is on the brink of voting in the AfD — and it only has itself ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...