Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc is questioning the political neutrality of some NGOs. That could weigh on relations with ...

Germany's conservative bloc has sparked tension with its potential coalition partner by launching an inquiry into state ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...

Germany’s establishment leaders have long ... extinguished the firewall and given in to Nazis. I attended a protest outside CDU headquarters in Berlin the day after I left Thuringia, and felt ...

AfD has almost doubled its support since 2021 because of voter dissatisfaction with Scholz’s coalition government, says ...

The success of the far-right AfD is a ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, the winner of Germany’s election warns ...

After years of large influence, NGOs will face headwinds under a new CDU/CSU-led government. Berlin – Germay's Christian ...

For decades, Germany maintained a robust ‘firewall’ between the centre-right CDU and the far-right AfD. Political ...

Last night’s German election continues the global story of the collapse of the 20th century’s stable two-party system.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured approximately 20.8% of the vote in the 2025 elections, becoming the second-largest ...

German are voting for their next parliament and, ultimately, government on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The ...

Protesters held signs with flames drawn on them, accusing the CDU of possible cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merz has denied wanting to cooperate with the AfD.