With their votes agreeing to a one-billion euro rearmament package, the class character of the Left Party is clearly exposed.

But the search for allies is an inevitable component of electoralism, especially in Germany with its system of mixed ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change will remain a priority.

The far-left Die Linke or The Left party surpassed expectations ... However, the centre-right CDU faces an uphill battle to ...

The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its leader Friedrich Merz ... Ultimately, the BSW scored a nail-biting 4,97%, while the far-left Die Linke party won 8% of the vote in a ...

The CDU’s party headquarters were filled with cheers ... Germany’s socialist Die Linke, or Left Party, has enjoyed a late surge in the polls ahead of Sunday’s elections, following a fiery ...

Heidi Reichinnek (Die Linke), top candidate and co-chair of the parliamentary group, speaks at a press conference in the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Sören Stache/dpa 32,404 people played the ...

The CDU/CSU led Sunday's election with 28.5% of the vote. That puts conservative leader Merz in position to become Germany's next chancellor. The SPD won only 16.4% of the vote, its worst result ever.

Federal Chairmen of Alliance 90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak (L) speak at a press conference in response to the exploratory talks between the CDU/CSU and ...

Essentially, the election results support a continuation of the established climate policies, with CDU emphasizing that the goal of climate neutrality by 2045 remains, as well as the sub-goal of a ...

BERLIN — Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and center-left Social Democrats (SPD) will begin talks on Friday to explore forming a coalition, both parties told POLITICO. The parties took ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes. The German ...