Bojan Pancevski is The Wall Street Journal’s chief European political correspondent, covering European and global affairs. He ...

The AfD's popularity in Germany is growing - 25% support. How did the country of exemplary denazification turn out to be ...

Modern politics can be brutally unforgiving for incumbent politicians. Yet, for incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, ...

With liberalism, freedom and democracy under threat globally, it's a time for 'giants' – but this is a 'coalition of the ...

Deutschland-Kurier editor-in-chief David Bendels has been sentenced to seven months’ probation for sharing a satirical meme ...

“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 ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

After weeks of negotiations and ideological adjustments, Germany’s conservative and centre-left parties have sealed a ...

A group of senior Conservative MPs has met with German sister parties to discuss how to recover from their 2024 general ...

BERLIN — German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a ...

Germany has some of the worst wealth inequality in Europe. The lack of security is opening the door to nationalism.

Germany stands at a political and economic crossroads. The elevation of Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic ...