Though voters gave rightist parties a majority, Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats are teaming up with the ...

“This really is democracy’s last bullet,” said CSU leader Markus Söder. While he was referring to the threat from the far ...

Elsewhere, Slovak lawmakers pass ‘Russia-style’ bill regulating NGOs; Polish PM declares end of globalisation and calls for ...

Islamophobia in Europe has 'got worse' because Western governments have mainstreamed and legitimized it, Hamza Yousaf, ...

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

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Following the presentation of the coalition agreement last week by the leaders of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD), the ruling class is systematically promoting the return ...

The agreement establishing a coalition government of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) underscores ...

Germany faces the conundrum of choosing ministers for its next government without flouting equality sensitivities: the main ...

Germany’s parliamentary election on February 23 saw a significant shift in the country’s political balance, with the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

Democracies facing authoritarian threats from within have found ways to push back by strengthening institutions, reinforcing ...