Anti-immigration and pro-Russia – why did Germans vote for the AfD?
In the News podcast: Resounding victory for far-right party in regional election sends shockwaves
Christian Democratic Union
Germany’s far-right earthquake leaves Merz reeling with ‘existential shock’
AfD’s historic victory sets clock ticking on Germany’s postwar constitutional order, chancellor warns
Germany’s far-right AfD seeks support to rule after state election win
Party trying to form government in Saxony-Anhalt after falling three seats short of a majority
Voters in eastern German state have blown up post-unification politics
AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt has hit reset button on politics in Europe’s largest country
Far-right AfD wins key state election, throwing Germany’s politics into uncertain era
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
Mass deportations, euro exit and Russian gas: the AfD’s plan for power
Victory in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday would mark a postwar watershed, making the AfD the first radical right party to govern a German state since 1945
Last stand against far-right AfD in Germany’s east
An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line
Berlin Pride attack sharpens debate over home-grown Islamist extremism
As politicians clash over the response to the deadly attack, one man who escaped Islamist radicalisation is urging a more honest debate on extremism
Why was Berlin’s Pride attacker still free to strike?
As details emerge of the perpetrator’s failed attempts to join Islamic State, scrutiny is mounting on courts, police and deradicalisation efforts
‘Time to put our fatherland back on its feet’: Germany’s far-right AfD sets sight on power
Party conference is marked by police clashes with protesters outside the venue
Can Friedrich Merz really fix Germany?
Chancellor hopes reforms will kick-start the economy. Critics say they don’t go far enough
Merz’s 80% return plan for Syrians in Germany stirs controversy
Chancellor’s latest verbal slip triggers political backlash and reignites Germany’s fraught migration debate
Stalled, strained and losing faith: Germany grapples with decline fears
After years of warning signs, Germany’s weaknesses are now converging into a full‑scale economic reckoning. Can it change direction?
Jürgen Habermas, German philosopher and sociologist, dies aged 96
German chancellor Friedrich Merz described him as ‘one of the most significant thinkers of our time’
German vote exposes Merz weakness and some CDU members’ far-right ambitions
A vote on state pensions could decide how soon the chancellor is nudged into political retirement
A ‘cog’ in the Nazi engine: Why the story of chancellor Friedrich Merz’s grandfather matters
Might Merz, by sharing his family history and encouraging others to engage with their family past, help prevent Germany from sliding again into political extremism?
Hometown holds goodwill for Friedrich Merz, but coalition leaves him in a bind
Merz retains plenty of goodwill, but even friends and allies admit coalition leaves him in a bind
‘What will become of us?’: Germany struggles with military recruitment as voluntary service falls short
A new national service bill offers better pay, discounted driving lessons, language lessons and other sweeteners
For the Bundestag speaker, high office is no bar to her lust for life or love
Julia Klöckner has been pursued across Germany by gossip columnists this summer, but is there another agenda afoot?
Germany divided over plan to limit weapons for Israel
Just 36 per cent of Germans say they hold a positive view of Israel
Deportation flights signal Germany’s pivot to hardline stance on migration
Radical policy shift a response to series of fatal attacks and to rise of far-right AfD
Berlin rejects EU sanctions against Israel over Gaza
Germany chancellor says Israel ‘is defending itself against attack’
German chancellor insists coalition ‘not in crisis’ after second Bundestag calamity in two months
Row over judicial appointment hands far-right opposition another political stick to beat the government
Focus turns to money as German political honeymoon ends
Coalition members meet to fill in awkward detail of their vague shotgun agreement
Merz vows to build the strongest army in Europe and revitalise Germany’s fortunes
Armed forces will get ‘all the financial resources required’, new chancellor tells German parliament
German asylum border controls ‘legally sound’, new chancellor says
Defence challenge an ‘exceptional’ circumstance where Germany may support EU members taking on common debt – Merz
Centre-left SDP approves German coalition deal with centre-right CDU
SDP co-leader Lars Klingbeil set to become vice-chancellor and federal finance minister
AfD’s historic poll surge surprises even party’s MPs ahead of new Bundestag term
Economic analysts suggest economic uncertainty and internal party disagreements could yet dampen voter enthusiasm for the party
Germany vows to ‘terminate’ residency of anyone engaging in ‘incitement and anti-Semitism’
Federal coalition government agreement promises full border controls, a tighter asylum approach and expedited deportation of criminal foreign nationals
Christian Democratic Union nerves on edge amid Alternative for Germany poll surge
Friedrich Merz has yet to secure the chancellery but polls show his party on just 25 per cent support
Bundestag backs record borrowing package
Three-party alliance backs borrowing package of €500 billion for infrastructure projects and an effective blank cheque for defence and security spending
Bundestag to go out with a bang by debating €1 trillion stimulus plan
Unprecedented package for defence, climate and infrastructure spending
As NordStream operator fights legal action in Europe, speculation of US-Russian pipeline partnership grows
Is a US-led consortium interested in buying or leasing the pipelines from their Russian owners, or is it ‘a tale from Absurdistan’?
Germany’s Merz faces dramatic showdown on two fronts amid defence and infrastructure challenges
Chancellor-designate faces opposition in his own party and a delicate balance in reconvened Bundestag, which must approve measures
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