Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

Many voters seem disappointed with the coalition negotiations carried out so far by the CDU/CSU. According to the latest ...

The ‘firewall’ against the far-right, neo-Nazi party AfD in Germany, which has so far prevented the party’s involvement in ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic ...

Even as Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU bloc has struck a deal to form a government in Germany, the far-right AfD has emerged ...

The announcement of a governing coalition formalizes what appeared destined to happen after February's election.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th ... thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party. That prompted his opponents to accuse Merz of breaking a taboo ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

Germany must accept fewer than 100,000 asylum seekers a year because its public services are “overwhelmed” by immigrants, the ...

Friedrich Merz faces fierce internal criticism and sees his conservative base threatens to break after agreements with the ...

The AfD became the first German nationalist party to become the most popular since the foundation of the modern republic.

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