Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) declared victory Sunday as exit polls and early results suggest the party garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections—and the far ...

In just six months the 45-year-old CDU politician has failed – twice – to deliver parliamentary majorities. In May, Spahn ...

Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an initial round earlier on Tuesday. Merz won 325 votes in favour — higher than ...

BERLIN — Norbert Röttgen, the chair of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, will run for leadership of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), his office said on Tuesday. Current CDU leader ...

Female lawmakers have spoken out against "shocking insults" by lawmakers of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition secured parliamentary approval for its contentious pension bill, avoiding ...

For 16 years the CDU and CSU have consistently led the federal government and shaped an era under Angela Merkel. Now they could be replaced and lose the mandate to lead the country. But what is the ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a hit but is set for a fourth term. Who will she pick as coalition allies? The Social Democrats sink to a new low, and the populist AfD will be the third power. — Angela ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party ...

The outgoing German Chancellor opened a session of the German Parliament to discuss the upcoming vote but was met with resistance by members of the opposition. Mrs Merkel was forced to shout ...

WITH FRIENDS like these, who needs enemies? Another family row has broken out between Germany’s sister conservative parties—the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) and its bigger sibling, the ...