German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has drawn level with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) for the ...

The struggling German economy has been a major talking point among critics of Chancellor Olaf Scholz' government during the latest election campaign — but analysts warn a new leadership might not turn ...

Initial projections show the center-right CDU set to win municipal elections across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state. The far-right AfD party made major gains in the vote. Follow ...

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and federal CDU chairman, speaks at the CDU's federal committee. The CDU's small party conference is to approve a coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU ...

BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German ...

From left, Markus Söder minister president of Bavaria and CSU Chairman, Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, Lars Klingbeil, SPD Parliamentary Group and federal ...

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU)—collectively known as the Union—took power after securing the largest block of votes in parliamentary ...

SPD members vote in favour of coalition treaty with CDU/CSU SPD gains key positions despite historic low result in election Jusos youth wing criticizes SPD concessions in coalition deal BERLIN, April ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. As part of the deal, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's conservative CSU approved a coalition deal with its CDU sister party and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, a day after they presented a programme to revive ...