Tensions are increasing as Germany's February 23 federal election draws closer, with the campaign becoming rougher as candidates fight for every vote. But the mood grew even more tense after the ...

A heated week in German politics, prompted by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz's divisive decision to lean on ...

Germany's center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union (CSU) has unanimously voted in favor of an election program that promises to lower ...

Millions are set to go to the polls in key energy economies in 2025 as politicians seek to woo electorates with security, the cost of living, exploitation of natural resources and decarbonisation ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other key European leaders are deep underwater in popular support, according to a new poll ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz took aim at the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Thursday, saying that any votes ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz took aim at the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Thursday, saying that any votes ...

Across Europe, centrist parties increasingly paint even mild social democracy as a “radical left” threat. The wild rhetoric ...

After years of pandering to far-right talking points, Germany is on the brink of voting in the AfD — and it only has itself ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

A vote in Germanys national parliament (Bundestag) has led to fears that the firewall supposedly separating mainstream ...