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German election winner seals deal to form new government aiming to spur economic growth and ramp up defence spending. German conservatives under Friedrich Merz have clinched a coalition deal with …

ADVERTISEMENT Conservative and centre-left parties in Germany have reached a deal to form a new government after weeks of negotiations, paving the way for new leadership in Europe’s biggest economy …

The right-wing party has garnered 24% of support, according to a survey by the INSA institute Support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has reached parity with the …

The right-wing party is only 3.5% behind the country’s top conservative CDU/CSU alliance, a new INSA poll shows The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party enjoys record high public support, …

A similarly awkward scene took place when the German foreign minister visited Damascus in January German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been denied a handshake by Syrian President Ahmed Hussein …

NewsFeed The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said the far-right AfD’s ability to win over 20 percent support in parliamentary elections is the “last warning” for mainstream …

EXPLAINER The AfD doubles its share of the vote from 10.4 percent in 2021 to 20.8 percent, becoming Germany’s second largest political party. In a historic shift in Germany’s political …

Without decisive action, Germany risks stagnation. But with the right reforms, the country can repair and rev up its stuttering economic engine, Alex Roth writes. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s economic strength has …

Incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter election result” on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Germany’s top opposition leader Friedrich Merz …

Sunday’s crunch vote is a first test for a recently reformed electoral law. ADVERTISEMENT Almost 60 million voters in Germany are called to the ballot boxes on Sunday to elect …