A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

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

After a humbling election defeat for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD), the party looked to collect ...

With 16.4% of the vote, down nine points from 2021, the SPD recorded its worst score since the post-war period. It is likely ...

While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...