In recent months, some have received an extra boost from members of Trump’s MAGA movement. On Sunday, Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, which has dominated Germany’s post-World War II ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose military aid to Ukraine.

By unraveling the complex choreography of cellular machinery, Michigan State University researchers are helping identify the ...

From the apparent success of Merz' multi-billion spending proposal to the coming of spring and a potential boycott of US ...

For all of that movement, the most likely coalition partner for Mr. Merz appears to be the one analysts have predicted for months: Mr. Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats, even though they ...

Merz’s CDU/CSU and their likely future coalition partners plan to exempt defence spending from Germany’s debt rules and to set up a 500-billion-euro fund for infrastructure investments over 12 years.

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Merz was re-elected leader of the CDU in 2022 ... That marks the strongest showing by a far-right movement in Germany since the end of World War II. The AfD’s rise highlights its growing ...

Merz wants to reassure people like Mizgin that ... Such checks violate the European Union principle of freedom of movement between member states. But, right now, Germany's domestic priorities ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to President Trump’s reshuffling of alliances. By Jim Tankersley Reporting ...