"Whatever it takes" appears to be the motto of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, who are expected to form Germany ...

By Satyaki Chakraborty The polarization in German politics widened after national elections on Sunday, February 23 in which ...

Preliminary talks between Germany's CDU and SPD have yielded an early result, with the parties agreeing on a special fund to ...

Friedrich Merz has a reputation for being tough on China, but the need to accommodate a coalition partner and headwinds from ...

The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...

Despite declarations by Friedrich Merz, the likely future chancellor, the future government's road to taking office looks to ...

The national election was disastrous for Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Voters have been fleeing it in droves. Its recent victory in Hamburg isn't doing much to lift the mood.

A provision would exempt defence spending above 1% of GDP from debt brake rules, enabling Germany to increase military ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

After the first exploratory talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD in Germany on the possible formation of a government, ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...