Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, ...

Any future German government will face challenges in pushing through significant reforms, as analysts forecast “economic ...

Germany's elections saw a record 83.5% turnout, with CDU/CSU leading at 28.5% and AfD rising to 20.8%, while SPD suffered historic losses.

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...

Sir Keir Starmer must offer Europe the protection of Britain’s nuclear weapons amid fears of Donald Trump scaling back ...

The incoming CDU-led government inherits a daunting to-do list: revive economic growth, achieve greater European strategic ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...