Friedrich Merz of the CDU is expected to become the next chancellor, replacing Olaf Scholz after Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and center-left Social Democrats agreed to ...

Germany's conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz unveiled his party's coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats at a press conference on Wednesday, vowing to "move the ...

It's official: following elections at the end of February, Germany is set to get a new coalition government comprised of the conservative Union parties (CDU and CSU) and the centre-left Social ...

Speaking during a news conference, Merz laid out a vision of a Germany restored to its former strength and reliability. “The future government, the future coalition, will reform and invest to ...

Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Hannes P Albert In their new coalition pact unveiled on Wednesday, Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD say they will end the three-year track for citizenship applicants with ...

Germany's center-right CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats have reached an agreement to form a coalition government, public broadcaster ARD reported on Wednesday. According to the report ...

A new poll shows the Alternative für Deutschland is now Germany’s most popular political party, marking another turning point for the right-wing group’s rise. The anti-immigration ...

The 146-page agreement — titled “Responsibility for Germany” — still has to be approved by the Social Democrats’ members, meaning Merz isn’t likely to succeed Olaf Scholz before early May.

Germany's Green Party has criticized the coalition agreement presented on Wednesday between the CDU/CSU and SPD as a "great disappointment" in light of current issues facing the world. Germany and ...