After securing the largest share in the German election, Friedrich Merz has met with President Emmanuel Macron in the French ...

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

The far-right group has learned to communicate in a country where traditional media no longer shape public opinion.

A comeback for the right and a surge in support for the far right: these are the main takeaways from the 23 February federal ...

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.

Germany's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes ...

Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Wednesday drew a chorus of criticism, including from his ...

Populist far-right parties are moving from the political fringes to the mainstream, bringing their climate skepticism with ...

Twenty-one lawmakers with Balkan roots have been elected to the new Bundestag – most of them with Turkish roots and ...