Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to support the study of systemic risks — such as to ...

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

On the 23rd of February the German people will vote in the federal elections, the outcome of these elections will impact not ...

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...

Sankt Ingbert, Germany - February 06, 2025 The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, delivers a speech during a campaign event in Sankt ...

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

Election posters at a street in Duesseldorf, Germany, show the top candidates for chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Green Party, Friedrich Merz of the CDU and Olaf Scholz for the SPD, from left, prior ...

Germany's Left Party (Die Linke) is down but not out in the run-up to the German national election on February 23rd. It could ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

A Tougher Stance on Iran: Although direct military intervention is ruled out, Merz has indicated a more confrontational ...