A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the country, as both parties are widely expected to begin talks on forming the ...

Poll after poll show the SPD rising, and the CDU lagging in voter support. Increasingly desperate conservatives are warning against a socialist takeover. But the center-left SPD are not counting their ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, likely to be vows coalition govt will 'move our country forward again' Talks between the conservatives and the Social Democrats resumed after long, and ...

The CDU, led by Friedrich Merz (left), and the SPD, co-led by Lars Klingbeil (right), have been in talks of some form or another since February's electionRALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP via Getty Images Germany ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) have now made public their agreement for the future coalition state government in Germany’s capital city under the title “The ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are steering towards a second grand coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) after holding a second round of exploratory talks ...

In a bid to fend off inroads from left- and right-wing parties, Germany's more centrist governing CDU and SPD are seeking to redefine their political values. It's a risky move, says DW's Fabian von ...

The Social Democrats (SPD) won the 2021 German election with 25.7 percent of the vote, slightly ahead of the conservative CDU/CSU which got 24.1 percent, according to official preliminary results ...