Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won last week's elections, and the Social Democrats plan to begin initial exploratory talks on Friday about the possibility of forming a coalition government ...

Christian Democrats won with their leader, Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor of Germany. But the far right and ...

“The End of Germany’s Climate Crusade.” That’s how a Politico headline last week described the country’s national elections ...

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast, Carl Cannon spoke with historian and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Liana Fix ...

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to be nominated as Germany’s next chancellor, according to preliminary results ...

I have to admit that about 75 hours in this country have made me pretty nervous,” Francesca Albanese told a small audience in ...

Finding money to adapt to the new security reality poses huge challenges. Also in short supply is the political courage and unity required to confront an adversary like Russia. Europe has relied on a ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. With vote counting finished, preliminary results show ...

Germany’s conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party ...

Shunned by liberal Germans, anti-immigration AfD is now the second strongest party in Germany. It's also favored by President Trump's inner circle.