Germany's new government has been in office for two months, and so far only Merz's CDU is making progress among voters, while ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

SPD could receive more ministries than CDU, report says. Germany's center-left Social Democrats can expect seven ministries in the new federal government, according to an early report.

The government and party leaders have made clear they are determined to squeeze trillions of euros out of the working ...

The start of the week brings scattered showers and thunderstorms, asylum applications were down in June, authorities are ...

The CDU and SPD also want more surveillance of public spaces, including more video surveillance at “crime-ridden locations.” This term can be interpreted in any way, which is entirely intentional.

The CDU came in first yesterday, ahead of the German Social Democrats (SPD), in what is a resounding victory for Merkel, as this is the third state election win for the CDU this year.

The top two vote-getters, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), received less than half of all votes, at 25.7% and 24.1%, respectively.

02/11/2019 February 11, 2019. 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.

The SPD’s slim victory showed a vote for change — of sorts. For the first time in 16 years, a center-left party will have the most seats in the Bundestag, or German parliament.

Germany's far-left party, The Left, sees the exploratory agreements between the CDU and SPD on the way to coalition talks as working against the interests of most citizens. "At best, there is a ...

Mr. Merz himself campaigned on a 15-point plan to curb migration. But the CDU cannot implement Mr. Merz’s plan if it forms yet another coalition with the SPD.