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

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

Alrifai, a human rights activist and co-founder of the Tamkeen Movement, is an elected member of Nuremberg City Council for ...

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

Incoming German leader will hold high-stakes talks with French president as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump hover over Europe ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

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

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Germany’s economy had stalled. In 2024, German GDP was 0.2 percent lower than in the previous year, and forecasts for 2025 ...

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