If you want the policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), you can also vote Green. That is essentially the ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right ...

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's ...

Christian Democratic Union will neither enter coalition talks with the AfD nor form a minority government, ex-chairman Armin ...

Up to 700,000 people demonstrated in towns throughout Germany on 1-2 Feb after the Bundestag (German Parliament) voted to ...

Immigration has become the most hotly-debated topic in the German election campaign. Here's a guide to leading parties' ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...