Germany's important election last week struggled to make the news cycle, even on Germany's own Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's equivalent of Britain's BBC. Especially (but not only) in the ...

A post by reader, commenter and sometime poster PaulL. I read many recent comments on the situation and negotiation in Ukraine, including one this morning from our host. I share the concerns about ...

At the U.N. yesterday, the American president transferred America’s strategic alliance to Russia. America now sides with Russia, Belarus, and North Korea against Europe. There is no going back. Europe ...

Young Germans leaned to the far ends of the political spectrum in Sunday’s election, with most backing Die Linke (The Left) and the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), or Alternative ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

BERLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike defence spending and tackle diplomatic challenges ...

If centrist parties fail to solve the issues worrying Germans, the far right is waiting in the wings ready to seize power at the next election in 2029. After Germany lost in World War Two ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor after his CDU-CSU bloc won 28.9 percent of the vote in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Foreign leaders from US ...

German Election 2025: In one of the most high stakes elections, the Germans would decide upon the next government to lead the country on Sunday when they vote at 8am (local time) and the opinion polls ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic Union party widely projected to win and its candidate ...

1:25 Far-right looks for breakthrough as Germans prepare to head to polls Germany is the most populous country in the 27-nation European Union and a leading member of NATO. It has been Ukraine’s ...