The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

Politics Germany The German election explained — in visuals Carla Bleiker 02/22/2025 Is it getting harder to form a government? What are the opposing arguments in Germany's migration debate?

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.

In the runup to Germany's upcoming elections, political parties are in a battle to show how different their plans are to appeal to the voters. That competition was evident on Tuesday, as the ...

This will make it harder for populist parties to play on economic worries, and easier to persuade German voters to prioritise the climate crisis.

German political parties presented their election programmes on Tuesday, a day after parliament backed a no-confidence motion in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government, paving the way for a snap ...

The current political earthquake around the world has led to greater focus on Germany and its role in NATO, the EU and global politics. Given that the recent German federal election and Germany's ...

University of Tübingen provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Germany is holding a federal election on February 23 – a snap vote called by chancellor Olaf Scholz when his ...

German political parties rarely accumulate the necessary votes to form a single-party government, making coalitions the norm.

Major parties and minnows are all promising more and quicker deportations to solve the migration debate as the country is set to hold elections next Sunday.