POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, firmly defends her criticism of the CDU for cooperating with the AfD, ...

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Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

An ultimately failed tightening of German asylum policy with the help of the votes of the right-wing populist Alternative for ...

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month after her centre-right CDU party sparked ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

In an interview with the German broadcaster ARD in August 2023, Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader of the Christian ...