Immigration and the economy are the topics that dominate the political debate in the run-up to the general election on ...

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

The UBS Evidence Lab Political Probability Monitor projects a 96% likelihood that the CDU/CSU will secure the majority of seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Additionally, there is a 93% ...

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) gained three percentage points after refusing to support a divisive ...

In an interview with the German broadcaster ARD in August 2023, Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader of the Christian ...

Less than three weeks before federal elections, the Forsa poll for RTL/ntv also showed support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ...

What the latest vote in the Bundestag – on tightening immigration controls – portends for the federal elections on Feb. 23.

In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them. One of the most pointless cliches holds that “those who do not learn from ...