An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

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Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

Germany's election delivered a fragmented result, with CDU/CSU winning 28.5% but needing SPD to form a ‘Grand Coalition.’ ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s ...

The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...