Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

Several German election candidates have cried foul as a new electoral reform meant they were left without a seat despite winning their district. The CDU/CSU wants to make electoral reform a condition ...

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Friedrich Merz, with the microphone, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, shakes ...

The conservative CDU/CSU bloc led by Friedrich Merz, which won last week's election, and the Social Democrats (SPD), which suffered a historic defeat, will begin initial exploratory talks on whether ...

Germany's conservatives, who won elections last weekend, are set to start exploratory talks with the Social Democrats on ...

Friedrich Merz, center, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, and Bavarian state governor Markus Soeder, right, of ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

Published February 25, 2025 last updated February 25, 2025 Following its election win, the CDU's parliamentary group is meeting after leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming for a coalition with the SPD.

Germany's outgoing parliament could still greenlight a new special fund to boost defence spending but reforming strict limits ...

The far-left Linke, which will have more seats in the new parliament, supports reforming the borrowing rules but opposes ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Monday insisted that the "responsibility" to lead negotiations on the formation of ...