The leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) said the far-right AfD’s ability to win over 20 percent support in parliamentary elections is the “last warning” for ...

The plan, proposed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), would mean defence spending above 1% of Germany's gross domestic product ...

All parties have ruled out forming a coalition with far-right AfD. Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for ...

The Union parties — the Christian Democratic Union and its sister party, the Bavaria-focused Christian Social Union — are poised to lead Germany after the coming weekend’s parliamentary ...

In Germany’s recent federal election, the CDU emerged as the strongest party at 28.6%, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) securing a historic second place with 20.8% — doubling their result ...

A supporter of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) wears a top with the inscription "Merz 2025" at the party headquarters, the Konrad Adenauer House, awaiting the forecast of the German federal ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) will formally kick off their government coalition talks ...

After underperforming in the vote, the CDU/CSU will depend on a coalition partner of partners to govern. Still, having vowed not to work with the second-place AfD, Merz may have limited room to ...

Germany's top opposition leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the country's next leader after exit polls in the federal election held Sunday show his centre-right CDU party unassailably in front.

The center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union, won the Feb. 23 election with 28.5%. It’s an uncomfortably lackluster victory in a country ...

Euractiv Editor-in-Chief Matthew Karnitschnig says the CDU’s Friedrich Merz has indicated he is “not going to entertain” a coalition with the AfD following the German elections.

Conservatives question state support Now, if the CDU and CSU are to be believed, some NGOs have violated this principle with their protests. For this reason, the CDU/CSU finance expert, Mathias ...