How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
“That feeds into this whole far-right populist narrative that the mainstream parties are abandoning those areas,” Lueders ...
Analysis-Resurgence of Germany’s Left exposes fragmented, polarised electorate
Omar Alkadamani, a Syrian-born, naturalised German citizen, used to support Germany's centre-left Social Democrats. Unsettled ...
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.
What Germany’s Election Result Means for Its Economy
The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.
Wary of Trump, Germany's Merz warns it's 'five minutes to midnight for Europe'
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...
Far-right AfD surge is warning for Germany's other parties, says winner Merz
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
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 ...
Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US
Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.
Key energy and output data to track as Germany charts economic revival
Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...
Germany's election won by conservatives, and far-right AfD party surges, official results show
Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far ...