In Germany, as elsewhere, "democracy" means whatever the ruling class says it means. Often, that means banning dissident political parties.

German industry has been hit by soaring energy costs following EU sanctions against Russia. Major business groups such as ...

Germany's conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in the polls, with the CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

On the 23rd of February the German people will vote in the federal elections, the outcome of these elections will impact not ...

Framed as the troublemaker in an unpopular coalition, the FDP is mostly polling below Germany’s electoral threshold of 5%. If ...

The runner-up is likely to be the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which has long been excluded by other parties as a prospective coalition partner due to its extremism. The centre-left ...

Germany is heading toward a crucial election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition ...

Musk inserted himself into Germany’s elections in December, when he endorsed the far right Alternative for Germany.

which had led Germany since 2021, collapsed in November. The coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens fell apart amidst the country's economic and ...

While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

A Tougher Stance on Iran: Although direct military intervention is ruled out, Merz has indicated a more confrontational ...