Germany's governing conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Friday re-elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz as its chairman. Merz was backed by a large majority of 91.

A year after his national election win, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday passionately rallied his conservatives and ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Correspondent Rob Schmitz discuss Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at to the Munich Security Conference.

Spain, Greece, France, Britain and other countries are looking at similar social media bans or curbs Germany's ruling ...

Jana Schimke, a former CDU member of the Bundestag from Brandenburg and now head of Germany’s hotel and restaurant association, belongs to the party’s conservative wing, which long bristled at ...

Germany is grappling with social reforms and so are the Christian Democrats (CDU). Their party conference will focus on ...

The Social Democrats were once a "big tent" party, with the support of almost half of Germany's electorate. Now, the SPD is fighting for relevance. This year, five state elections could spell trouble ...

Feature / The co-leader of Die Linke helped rescue the party and make it into a political force. But can she beat back ...

Germany's conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has categorically rejected any softening of the party's stance on ...