Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.

Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz is set Thursday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defence ...

Germany's political newcomer, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), filed a complaint on Monday with the constitutional court ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has charged that Friedrich Merz, the country's likely next chancellor, has ...

Germany's election reshapes politics, with CDU/CSU leading, but coalition talks crucial for a stable government ...

After the recent election in Germany, the next chancellor is expected to be center-right leader Friedrich Merz. What will his ...

Germany's 2025 election results, electoral reform, key issues, and coalition negotiations analyzed by Research Associate ...

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...

The real winners of Germany’s election are sitting in Moscow. Despite Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) technically ...

Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started exploratory talks on a possible coalition government ...

Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...

Germany's energy and climate policies under CDU in five points: The pace of climate action, transport sector development, ...