All three parties in the former governing coalition lost seats, with the centre-left Social Democrats falling to 120 seats, the Greens to 85 and the Liberal Party losing all its seats. While the Left ...

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 ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany wants to have a bigger say in foreign policy. It is relying on its contacts within the ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

The leader of Germany's ascendant conservative party now has to build a ruling coalition after electoral wins this weekend.

President Donald Trump was right to criticize Germany, during his first term for its anemic defense spending, reliance on Russian natural gas, and loose stance on migration.

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the center-right opposition, Friedrich Merz, won Sunday’s election, which saw a surge for a far-right ...

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...