Although securing the second-best election result in its party history, the Greens will now become part of Germany's ...

The defence of freedom at home and in Europe is the paramount task facing likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats ...

The decisions Germany’s next leader takes on the revival of the defence sector - and particularly its funding - will be key ...

Leadership from Berlin will be essential to safeguard Europe against Russia and ward off election interference from America.

However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and ...

A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defense spending when Germany’s ...

BERLIN - Preliminary results show that Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social ...

That global politics has been taking a sharp right turn is well-known. But very few could have predicted that the once ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.