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 ...

Debate over multibillion-Euro top-up to military fund is playing a central role in exploratory coalition discussions ...

The Washington Examiner followed the Berlin-Pankow chapter of the AfD in the days up to election night as the once-outsider ...

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

Germany's conservatives, who won elections last weekend, are set to start exploratory talks with the Social Democrats on ...

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 ...

Skip next section Scholz won't bring Merz to key EU summit next month February 26, 2025 Scholz won't bring Merz to key EU summit next month German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's ...

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.