By contrast, the CDU/CSU, led by the likely next Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, lost two percentage points. The CDU and CSU secured victory in the Bundestag election on 23 February with 28.5 per ...

The Alternative for Germany party and the Union have equalized positions — both parties are supported by 24% of German ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

The center-right and center-left parties have ended their first round of talks on time. Despite news of "good progress," ...

Two senior members of the German conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz are demanding a reversal of the legalization ...

Merz made his first key move on March 18 in the Bundestag, followed by a second on March 21 in the Bundesrat. Both moves ...

His Majesty King Abdullah, in Berlin on Thursday, met with Friedrich Merz, federal chairman of the Christian Democratic Union ...

Two German bloggers brought printed portraits of US President Donald Trump and future German Chancellor and CDU/CSU leader ...

Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...

Working groups for Germany's election-winning conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats will submit findings on a ...

The leaders of the centre right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU) - the CDU's sister party that ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it will also face big foreign policy challenges — almost all of which are linked ...