DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany' s center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian ...

An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

Sankt Ingbert, Germany - February 06, 2025 The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon Musk have publicly feuded in recent weeks as Musk voices support for ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

Intensive high-level talks were under way in the German capital on Friday, hours ahead of a highly controversial planned vote ...

More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election ...

Friedrich Merz, likely the next chancellor, shocks the country by promising to control its borders.

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...