Friedrich Merz aims to swiftly form government after his conservative bloc's February 23 election win. SPD leader Lars Klingbeil stressed a coalition with the CDU/CSU was "not automatic" amid key ...

Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have started exploratory talks aimed at forming a new government ...

One of the first acts of Chancellor-elect Friedrich Merz (Christian Democrat, CDU) after the election was to invite the right ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won last week's elections, and the Social Democrats plan to begin initial ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democrats plan to start exploratory talks this week on forming a governing ...

“The End of Germany’s Climate Crusade.” That’s how a Politico headline last week described the country’s national elections ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is an unlikely candidate to lead a decisive break with the US. But an erstwhile ...

A comeback for the right and a surge in support for the far right: these are the main takeaways from the 23 February federal ...

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

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

Twenty-one lawmakers with Balkan roots have been elected to the new Bundestag – most of them with Turkish roots and ...

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) came second in Germany’s parliamentary election on 23 February, with 21% of the vote and ...