Put simply, more than four in every five of Germany's 59.2 million voters turned out. It reflects just how energised Germans ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

THE right-wing Christian Democrat Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz came first in Sunday’s national election in Germany. The ...

After the CDU/CSU emerged as the largest party in the federal election, one thing is certain: Germany is heading for a change ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the conservative candidate for chancellor, made a strategic pivot in a heated four-way televised debate, saying explicitly ...

Merz is a licenced pilot Merz worked in the private sector before re-entering politics Friedrich Merz is tipped to become Germany's next chancellor Merz was sidelined by the CDU party in ...

Landau an der Isar, Kempten and Pfarrkirchen – these small towns may be unfamiliar to English, and indeed many German, ears.

For a long time, Germany had something the rest of Europe seemed to lack: die Brandmauer – a firewall against the far right. Not a law, not a constitutional clause, just a clear consensus among major ...