"AdG" can bleed the future coalition of Merz and Scholz even before its creation
The opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party may deprive the future "big" coalition led by the likely Chancellor ...
Germany plans to 'defy EU laws' with mass rejection of asylum seekers at its borders following spate of terror attacks
The announcement comes after Austria, to the south, rejected Germany's idea of turning back asylum seekers at the border, ...
Germany's Greens may torpedo Merz's spending bonanza but hint at deal
Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing to ...
Why Merz Faces a Tough Path to Loosen Germany’s Fiscal Rules
It has been partly blamed for the country’s inability to tackle underinvestment, and conflict over the rules played a central ...
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Germany moves to the right, but left gets a second win
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 ...