Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, is holding local elections on Sunday. The vote is seen as an early test for Chancellor Merz's fragile coalition. Follow DW for the latest.Voters ...

In September the German approach to the hard right will face a stern test in two state elections. The vote in Saxony-Anhalt will be especially crucial ...

The preliminary results of Germany’s national election on Sunday are in, with conservative parties winning the most votes and the far-right nearly doubling its seats in the national legislature.

Michael Heaver analyzes the AfD's gains in Germany's mayoral elections, highlighting its impact on the political landscape ...

BERLIN — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz's government took power was ...

Six months after taking office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is struggling to fulfill pledges to revive Europe's largest economy and fend off the far right, with only a fifth of Germans wanting to ...

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz addresses a press conference after a CDU party leadership's meeting at the party's headquarters the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is warning Syrian refugees to return to their country or else face deportation. The center-right leader said that following the end of the nation’s civil war, the ...