Germany has a complicated system in which voters get two votes, one for the candidate in their own constituency, and another for a party's electoral list. There's also a minimum 5% threshold for a ...

The election for the 630-seat Bundestag is taking place on Sunday, Feb. 23. It’s happening seven months early after a snap election was agreed.

Regardless of how a final coalition will be formed, Germany’s economic, social, and political trajectory will remain largely ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Heated rhetoric and divisive questions raise concerns about the fragility of democracy amid US-style politics.

Ahead of a historic German election, the AfD is courting the global right – and threatening to upend European politics.

This is unacceptable,” gasped Germany’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, a Social Democrat. He is right to be nervous. In ...

Before Sunday's Bundestag elections, the Christian Democrats are maintaining a clear lead. The Left Party has gained slightly ...

On the list for the next chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice-chancellor, and — for the ...

He has neither Obama’s swagger nor Macron’s grandiose vision, let alone Angela Merkel’s reputation for integrity and selflessness.