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

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

In the recent federal elections the far-right AfD was able to reach sections of the working class on issues over which the ...

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

CDU and AfD voters delivered a sharp rebuke to Berlin’s left-wing ruling coalition of Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens. Both ...

The co-leader of Germany's Social Democrats, Lars Klingbeil, said on Wednesday that his party was in talks with election ...

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

When his coalition collapsed after a budget dispute in 2024, it sealed his fate.

Despite a crushing election defeat, the leader of the Social Democrats is on track to become Germany’s second-in-command ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

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

Twenty-one lawmakers with Balkan roots have been elected to the new Bundestag – most of them with Turkish roots and ...