When Germans vote on February 23, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.

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One of the world’s most climate-ambitious governments is about to fall, replaced by a likely chancellor who says green policy ...

The country’s new government will need to quickly demonstrate its resilience and that it can take on the task of showing that Europe counts.

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VICTOR GROSSMAN reports, with a little chuckle, on how US readiness to work with Russia, not just on peace for Ukraine, has ...