Shunned by liberal Germans, anti-immigration AfD is now the second strongest party in Germany. It's also favored by President ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition ...

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

The outcome of Germany’s federal election raises a question with vast implications for Europe and the world: How faithfully ...

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 ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has already made clear he's no fan of Donald Trump.

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

The German elections showed rising support for the far-right AfD, and increased dissatisfaction running rampant in German ...

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

The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion.