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

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

Looking at the changes in demographics, education, and civic participation, it is crucial to understand the factors behind ...

Or will the next elections – which will be held in 2029 at the latest – see the AfD emerge as the most powerful political party in Germany? Might Germany’s next chancellor even come from the ...

Asylum seekers will be refused entry along all of Germany 's borders and 'turbo-naturalisation' - a scheme allowing migrants ...

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

As Merz prepares to assume the chancellorship, all eyes are on how his administration will navigate a rapidly shifting global ...

As Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc settled on a coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) yesterday, Germany's far-right AfD party topped a major poll for the first time in a sign of growing ...

Support for Mr Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won the February 23 election, fell by five percentage points to 24% while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) gained three points to land on ...

Germany's conservative CSU approved a coalition deal with its CDU sister party and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, a ...

MICHAEL KIMMAGE is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and the author of The Abandonment of the West: ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz appeared alongside his partners from the Social Democrats (SPD) and ...