THE last time Germany held a snap national election, in 2005, there was a change of power from left-of-centre to ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU win in Germany's early election signaled a shift in the political landscape, as dissatisfaction with ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

Italy and Germany have many common challenges including migration, Premier Giorgia Meloni told Christian Democratic Union ...

Rightwing League party leader, Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Monday he hoped the result of the ...

Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the ...

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany’s next chancellor.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged victorious in Germany’s snap parliamentary elections, dealing a significant blow to ...

President Donald Trump on Monday met with French President Emmanuel Macron, the first European leader to visit the White ...

Friedrich Merz’s mainstream Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, ...

The American message in Munich a week ago made German-US relations an unexpectedly divisive German election issue. Germans ...