The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) demanded major pro-immigration commitments as a precondition for joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Chancellor-to-be vows greater share of investments for green transition as outgoing Bundestag reconvenes to debate bills ...

Germany’s likely next leader Friedrich Merz was set yesterday to defend his unprecedented plans to massively ramp up defense ...

Merz's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats – in talks to form a coalition after February's general election – ...

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Germany's outgoing lower house of parliament began a special session on Thursday to debate a 500 billion euro fund for ...

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Coalition talks between the CDU and SPD are continuing apace as the parties try to rush major bills on defence and ...

Merz has underlined his sense of urgency over increasing defence spending. After winning elections last month, he said it was ...

The opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may deprive the future "big" coalition led by the likely Chancellor ...

Germany’s “Great Coalitions” are getting smaller. In the (then West German) Federal Republic in the 1980s, the centrist major parties gathered over 85% of the vote between them. In 2025, the former ...