In the ZDF 'summer interview' series, AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla emphasised the strength of his party in eastern Germany.

Following Germany's suspension of arms exports to Israel, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has driven sweeping changes in security, economic and migration policy during his first 100 ...

The monthly Deutschlandtrend poll shows little voter confidence in Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Voters want more pressure on ...

Nearly 100 days into its term, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led government is facing its lowest approval ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber Finally in power, Mr. Merz faces a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with ...

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to ...

Merz had been expected to easily win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II, but the first ballot in the lower house of parliament unexpectedly left him with 310 votes ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and ...

A group of dozens of companies is pledging to invest at least 631 billion euros ($733 billion) in Germany over the next three ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, arrives at a news conference the day after German parliamentary elections on Feb. 24 in Berlin.