‘Somehow the atmosphere in the streets today is worse’: Irish in Germany react to election success of far-right AfD
While Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party ...
As Germany moves right, migrants grapple with uncertainty and hope
Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...
Trial begins in Germany for 4 alleged Hamas members accused of seeking weapons caches across Europe
A trial has begun in Germany for four alleged Hamas members suspected of organizing weapons caches across Europe.
Outgoing German lawmakers could fund defence boost, leave debt brake for new parliament
Germany could approve a fund to boost defence spending before the outgoing parliament steps down next month, while leaving ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Germany's conservatives declare victory in Berlin. Now the hard work begins
These include an economic malaise that has gripped the country in recent years, with its car-and-export-orientated economy ...
The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to ...
Conservatives to lead Germany
Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...
Did Germany Really Lurch to the Right This Election? It’s Complicated.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
German election results show stark east-west divide decades after fall of Berlin Wall
Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD ...
Germany will likely continue its leadership on climate action. But expect a change in tone
Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...