Omar Alkadamani, a Syrian-born, naturalised German citizen, used to support Germany's centre-left Social Democrats. Unsettled ...

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD ...

Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...

The centre-right CDU's leader has committed himself to taking a more active role in the bloc in the midst of what he says is ...

These safeguards — keeping annual deficits below 1.5 per cent in the long term, and reducing excess debt by at least half a percentage point per year — “bite more” for the likes of Germany, Finland ...

Omar Alkadamani, a Syrian-born, naturalised German citizen, used to support Germany's centre-left Social Democrats. Unsettled ...

BERLIN/JERUSALEM: Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on ...

With Merz at the helm and the SPD’s Boris Pistorius likely gaining a seat at the table, Ukraine can expect a stronger ally in ...

Laura Pitel Well, the first thing to say is that Merz’s CDU has always been very fiscally hawkish, and their manifesto says that they are opposed to changing the debt brake in any way. That has ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over ...