News, analysis, opinion and polling data on the German federal election in February 2025. An interactive graphic failed to load. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being ...
Voters who cast their ballots on February 23, 2025, did not directly elect the next German chancellor. Instead, they will elect politicians to the Bundestag, the lower house of German parliament.
Friedrich Merz (L) is favourite to become the next chancellor but every German government has to form a coalition German voters decide on Sunday who will run their next government, with Friedrich ...
See iconic sites around the city through the lens of the defiant French Resistance, diving into hidden stories of everyday life under Nazi control and the heroes of the Resistance. Explore the ...
4. Will one party run the government? No party will have enough seats to form a government alone, given that the German system makes it extremely difficult to do so, by design. A coalition needs ...
A top expert has compared peace talks in Saudi Arabia to discussions held before World War II to appease fascist dictators Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, warning of a terrifying potential ...
Auto supplier Continental plans to shutter one plant in Germany, as the company has fallen short of financial targets, despite earlier cutbacks. German auto parts supplier Continental announced ...
The image of German leadership has taken a hit at home as well as among other Europeans, with a notable decline from a median of 60% to 54% in the past 12 months alone. Slovenia, Norway ...
The CBS News piece showcased how German authorities crack down on online speech deemed harmful or offensive under the country's stringent speech laws. The report documented early-morning police ...
A fiery final election debate between Germany's four leading chancellor candidates featured the economy, Ukraine, migration and US Vice President JD Vance. The quartet sparred on Ukraine, with ...
High energy costs have hurt German manufacturers post-Ukraine war Debt brake limits German government's infrastructure, education investment Far right AfD has gained in popularity amid economic ...
German news media, and much of the country’s political leadership, immersed themselves to a larger degree in a blizzard of foreign-policy pronouncements from the Trump administration as Western ...