The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...

After World War II, the Federal Republic of Germany was welcomed into ... let alone delegate it.” A U.S. flag near the Ramstein Air Base in western Germany. Terhalle has been urging German ...

Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz delivers his speech during a nomination meeting as CDU top candidate for the Chancellery in the oncoming elections in February 2025, ...

BERLIN (AP) — The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday that they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending ...

"Like, literally ignoring what a judge says, you can't do this. They are going ahead and doing that anyway. The question is where they stop it. The court does not have the ability to enforce their ...

Never before in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany has an incumbent government lost as many votes. Overall, the coalition parties lost 19.5 percentage points. The FDP failed even to ...

BERLIN – After snap parliamentary elections, Germany is set for a change in both leadership and policy. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will likely lead a new government under ...

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Before he can focus on German foreign policy, however, Merz's first task will be to put together a government capable of taking action. With only 28.6% of the vote, the conservative union of ...

The Alternative for Germany stormed to second place, winning 152 seats after securing around 20% of the vote - a best-ever showing for the anti-immigration party since its formation in 2013.