The year 2026 brings state elections that are likely to shake up coalition politics in Germany, and may even mark the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...