In just six months the 45-year-old CDU politician has failed – twice – to deliver parliamentary majorities. In May, Spahn ...

The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is convening as coalition talks between the SPD and CDU continue. Lawmakers tipped the CDU's Julia Klöckner as president of the chamber. Steinmeier ...

For 16 years the CDU and CSU have consistently led the federal government and shaped an era under Angela Merkel. Now they could be replaced and lose the mandate to lead the country. But what is the ...

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes. The German ...

A general view during the 214th plenary session of the 20th legislative period in the German Parliament (Bundestag). Lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, are set to vote on ...

The upcoming German Bundestag elections, scheduled for February 23, 2025, will mark a significant turning point in the country’s political landscape. For the first time since the post-WWII era, ...

BERLIN — Norbert Röttgen, the chair of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, will run for leadership of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU), his office said on Tuesday. Current CDU leader ...

Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was under fire this weekend — including from within its own ranks — for nominating a controversial ex-spy chief as a leading candidate in the ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel secured her fourth term in office in Sunday’s (24 September) parliamentary election but her Christian Democratic Union picked up far fewer votes than expected, complicating ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party ...

The lower house of the German Parliament voted Tuesday to bankroll a massive militarization plan as a backstop against ...