Previously divided into West Germany and East Germany until reunification in 1990, Germany — officially known as the Federal Republic of Germany — has 16 federal states. Its federal system allows the ...

Any future German government will face challenges in pushing through significant reforms, as analysts forecast “economic ...

Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics ...

While the positions of Bundestag members on North Korea are divided, their assessment of the South Korean insurrection ...

According to an anonymous French official, "posting a few French nuclear jet fighters in Germany should not be difficult and would send a strong message" to Russia ...

The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.

AfD saw the biggest victory of a far right party since WWII as Social Democrats suffered their largest postwar defeat.

The CDU, along with its Bavarian sister party, the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), garnered a combined 28.6 ...

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

Germany applauds Ghana’s democratic credentials and will continue to support her economic recovery regardless of whichever ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

Although the far-right AfD won 152 seats and would give CDU leader Friedrich Merz a comfortable 360-seat majority, he has already declared he won't form a coalition with the party.