A member of Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has broken rank to call for the chancellor’s resignation.

BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, have few options in front of them to form a government after taking first place in the German elections as expected. The CDU/CSU received approximately 28. ...

Germany’s previous coalition government could not agree on necessary measures to achieve the binding national 2030 climate targets and a number of political issues were left unresolved. But in the 2025 election, climate issues were not in focus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Friedrich Merz (R), Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, congratulates Franziska Hoppermann, newly elected ...

BERLIN — A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition palatable for all citizens. The Union parties — the Christian Democratic Union and its sister party, the Bavaria-focused Christian Social ...

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has edged out in front in an opinion poll around two and a half weeks before voters in Berlin choose a new regional parliament, the House of Representatives.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz acknowledged the CDU’s crushing defeat in Saxony-Anhalt as the AfD surged to nearly 44% of the vote, but vowed to press ahead with reforms and maintain Germany’s suppo

The German chancellor says the result has shaken his conservative CDU to its core