BERLIN—German politics used to be boring but stable. Now it’s neither. This was the central message from the chaotic transfer of power on Tuesday that saw Friedrich Merz, the conservative ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in Parliament. A second vote was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. By Christopher F. Schuetze Friedrich Merz was ...

BERLIN, May 7 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt issued an order on Wednesday to reject undocumented migrants, including asylum seekers, at the country's borders, on the first ...

Merz's first-round failure shows risks of shutting out AfD AfD, designated "extremist", thrives on political instability Merz's setback weakens trust in institutions, pollster says At least 18 ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Friedrich ...

Sales have dropped 45.9% in Germany and are down 62% in the UK. While Tesla struggles, some of its EV rivals saw their sales grow. Declines were also been reported in Spain, Belgium, and the ...

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In February, Germany held an election that had many echoes of the one the United States held in November. Voters were incensed with inflation — especially electricity prices, which surged 80 ...

Germany's intelligence agency, BfV, has classified the AfD as an extremist group, enabling closer monitoring due to its anti-immigration stance and controversial rhetoric. The decision follows ...

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament. He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary ballot on Tuesday morning - the first ...

On May 8, 1945, Germany was defeated by the allied forces. The years following the collapse of the Nazi regime are often described in Germany as its "zero hour." But what was it really like?

Germany's domestic intelligence agency suspends the 'right-wing extremist' label for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party amid legal appeal German police presence around the country's southern ...