Factbox-What kind of coalition government could Germany have after the election?
Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...
Germany’s Splintered Politics Complicates Coalition Building
Germany’s conservative Christian Democrat-led bloc secured 208 out of 630 seats in the lower house of parliament, meaning its ...
Germany's next chancellor needs to form a coalition quickly. Why his party says AfD is not an option
Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold ...
New leader of Germany must build coalition in divided country
Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
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Germany’s Newly-Elected Conservative Party Would Rather Side With Socialists Than Other Right-Wingers
After Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a plurality of seats in federal elections Sunday, party ...
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Germany’s coalition options down to one after a long election night
Germany is heading towards another revival of the grand coalition as the political landscape gets more fragmented.
Here are the key positions of Germany’s likely coalition parties
An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...
Germany’s election shock: Key results, implications, and what’s next
Germany’s 2025 election delivered a CDU/CSU victory but no clear majority. Coalition talks, economic stagnation, and shifting ...