Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...
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After historic defeat, Germany's SPD faces fresh start without Scholz
Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday ...
As Germany moves right, migrants grapple with uncertainty and hope
Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
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Germany's SPD requires a reshuffle, party leader says after election
Lars Klingbeil, the party leader of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), has announced an overhaul of his ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
Germany election 2025 LIVE: Scholz humiliated as SPD faces 'bitter' electoral catastrophe
The centre-right Christian Democrats are currently expected to win, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...
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Germany’s Governance Test After Far-Right Electoral Surge
Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...
Voters flock to political extremes in Germany as the centrist parties stumble
Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...
Germany Discussing €200 Billion for Emergency Defense Fund
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has opened talks with the Social Democrats to quickly approve as much as €200 ...