Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany' s center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner for Germany’s next chancellor, has raised concerns over Elon Musk’s relentless ...

The possibilities for conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz to form a coalition government are looking increasingly ...

The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...

A heated week in German politics, prompted by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz's divisive decision to lean on ...

Crimes targeting Muslims in Germany have significantly increased in 2024, findings at Bundestag, the federal parliament, have ...

Touting 'special' bonds like long-established economic ties and Turks contributing to German welfare, Chancellor Scholz ...

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

The Bundestag election has entered an entirely new phase due to the political shift within the Union parties in the final ...

Tensions are rising as the German election on February 23 draws ever closer. The tone among the parties had already become rougher in recent weeks, with candidates fighting for every vote. But the ...

Millions are set to go to the polls in key energy economies in 2025 as politicians seek to woo electorates with security, the cost of living, exploitation of natural resources and decarbonisation ...