Württemberg, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU. The far-right AfD was the third strongest party, having made ...

The first of five state elections this year is being seen as a barometer of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's popularity A survey ...

A study suggests the German chancellor is struggling domestically as his party failed to win a key state election, while several European leaders face similarly weak approval ratings.View on euronews ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. This year, five ...

The most striking result of the Baden-Württemberg state election on Sunday is the collapse of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The party of Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and Federal Labour Minister ...

Conservative and centre-left parties in Germany have reached a deal to form a new government after weeks of negotiations, paving the way for new leadership in Europe's biggest economy after months of ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has extended its lead over the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an opinion poll released on Thursday. If the federal election to the lower ...

Germany has taken a decisive step toward overhauling its long-term unemployment benefit, as parliament backed a bill that will introduce strict sanctions and place greater emphasis on getting ...

Support continues to wane for Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), a poll released on Saturday showed, in a crucial election year and a day before a regional state parliament election is due ...

The German government is alarmed by events in the Middle East.When the US and Israel attacked Iran, the response was not long in coming. Iran is no longer allowing ships to pass through its coastal ...

A Christian Democratic Union victory long looked likely despite the unpopularity of the 10-month-old national government. But ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirms no cooperation with far-right AfD after a close Baden Wuerttemberg state election, affirming coalition's stance.