If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed ...

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

The 69-year-old chancellor hoped to use his first summer television interview as German leader to showcase his coalition’s ...

Germany's far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel launched a fiery attack on CDU chief Friedrich Merz in parliament, slamming his ...

An impassioned debate involving abortion and a plagiarism allegation underscores the German coalition’s relative fragility.

Germany's far-right lawmakers vowed to dress smartly, minimise parliamentary cat-calling, and signed up to a short manifesto ...

In an era marked by open confrontation between NATO and Russia, Germany finds itself at the epicenter of both the military ...

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

Germany's new government has been in office for two months. So far only Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Conservatives are making progress among voters, while the Social Democrats are struggling to retain ...

Germany's new government has been in office for two months. So far only Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Conservatives are making ...

German Chancellor Merz has urged optimism and unity in a speech in front of the Bundestag. He stressed record defense ...