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

Preliminary talks between Germany's CDU and SPD have yielded an early result, with the parties agreeing on a special fund to boost defense spending, freed from the "debt brake." ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats, has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

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.

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

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

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

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

Most of Germany's major political parties are due to hold press conferences to discuss the aftermath of the election. The SPD ...

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

Germany's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have begun talks to explore the possibility of forming a coalition government. The discussions in Berlin on ...