Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and ...

President Donald Trump's successful runs that prioritized halting illegal immigration have had an effect on international ...

The victory of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz was met with relief in Ukraine. The ...

Germany's conservative Union of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union ...

Video - Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and millionaire, and a politician accused of cooperating with the far-right ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, but his victory may not deliver the stability many voters had ...

Last December the European Commission published its ‘priorities’ for the next five years. All the bases were covered, from ...

A divided Germany has emerged from Sunday’s election. The vote delivered a resounding defeat of the Social Democrats (SPD) of ...

The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.

A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defense spending when Germany’s ...