“This really is democracy’s last bullet,” said CSU leader Markus Söder. While he was referring to the threat from the far right if the coalition fails, Germany in 2025 has a long list of dangers to ...

BERLIN — The party that won Germany’s election is radically softening its approach to working with the far right as the reality of the country’s transformed political landscape starts to bite. While ...

The coalition agreement highlighted that “ [a] stable, free and secure Indo-Pacific region is of fundamental interest to ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, raises his hand during a vote at a session of the Bundestag. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP) German ...

BERLIN — Germany’s incoming coalition is off to a rocky start, and it hasn’t even taken office yet. The Bundestag’s conservative Christian Democratic bloc (CDU/CSU) and center-left Social Democratic ...

Last week Germany's conservative CDU party and its social-democrat counterpart agreed on a coalition deal, but how does it look at home and in Brussels? Is Friedrich Merz, the upcoming German ...

After the German federal government break-up in November 2024 and the new elections in February 2025, the political parties – Christian ...

As US President Donald Trump shatters the West’s unity and upends the world economy, Germany must step up quickly to protect its interests and those of Europe. Fortunately, the incoming coalition ...

On 9 April 2025, the Christian Democrats (CDU and CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) announced an agreement to form a new ...

At a Glance - A new coalition agreement between Germany's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party contains several ...