Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

As astonishing as the electoral gains are for Germany’s far-right AfD party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, they ...

Many challenges lie ahead for Germany's new coalition government with the country in a state of flux, facing mounting ...

The conservative Christian Democrats Union and Christian Social Union have won the national election with 28.6 percent of the ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

He’s not the only one. Sunday’s national parliament election — which brought the demise of a green-minded, three-year-old ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.