Its economy hadn’t just withstood the ascendance of China; it was thriving in its wake. Its balanced public finances stood ...

And yet it is anything but guaranteed how party chairman Friedrich Merz can govern a country in which the far-right Alternative for Germany comes second, polarization hits record levels, and ...

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

As Germans head to the polls on Sunday to vote in pivotal legislative elections, immigration will be a key issue on their ...

Friedrich Merz is set to be Germany’s next chancellor as CDU-CSU leads, with his policies and AfD ties reshaping politics.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concern after Donald Trump offered Elon Musk a position in the ...

The state funeral for former German President Horst Köhler was underway in Berlin on Tuesday, with current President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and former Chancellor Angela ...

Europe is a case in point. Vice President JD Vance delivered the painful truth at the Munich Security Conference, and the ...

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice ...

The party’s program is founded on the principles of individual freedom and civil rights. It has always campaigned for more tax cuts. The FDP opposes expropriations, rent control, or rent caps and ...

Here are five reasons for Germany's ongoing economic slump: Moscow's decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Germany in ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...