Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

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

He’s not the only one. Sunday’s national parliament election — which brought the demise of a green-minded, three-year-old ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...

CDU and AfD voters delivered a sharp rebuke to Berlin’s left-wing ruling coalition of Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens. Both ...

The outcome of Germany’s federal election raises a question with vast implications for Europe and the world: How faithfully ...

Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

Populist far-right parties are moving from the political fringes to the mainstream, bringing their climate skepticism with ...

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

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...