Chancellor-elect Merz’s public spending deal sees German borrowing costs soar highest since 1997
The surge followed an agreement led by Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz that would largely exempt defence spending from ...
Fact Check: Leipzig ballot papers excluding AfD candidate are fakes, say officials
German postal voting slips shown in online videos to have omitted the far-right candidate in a Leipzig constituency are fake, ...
Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...
German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...
German parties agree historic debt overhaul to revamp military and economy
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...
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German centrists hold the line against right-wing populists – barely
In German elections Sunday, voters boosted parties on the partisan poles. Patience with faltering attempts to govern from the ...
Germany's likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment
The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up ...
Why did Germany's SPD party do so badly in the election?
The national election was disastrous for Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD). Voters have been fleeing it in droves. Its recent victory in Hamburg isn't doing much to lift the mood.