On March 18, 1990, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the strongest party after elections to the East German parliament, the People's Chamber. The CDU laid claim to the offices of prime ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

We are joined this week by Bruno Waterfield, one of the longest-serving newspaper correspondents in Brussels working for The Times, Sophie Pornschlegel, French-German political scientist with the ...

"I don't feel safe and frankly have no plans to travel anywhere near the East German states," said David, after the AfD won the majority of votes in nearly every constituency in the former East ...

That could drive support to the AfD, which is under government surveillance for suspected anti-democratic activity, and bring Germany’s entire political system to a breaking point. Ronny Reinecke is ...

The breakup of the Bremer Vulkan Group has led to the two main, former East German yards — MTW Wismar and Volkswerft Stalsund — to come under the wing of the newlyformed Ostee ...

A divided Germany has emerged from Sunday’s election. The vote delivered a resounding defeat of the Social Democrats (SPD) of ...

In third place was Heizungs-Stasi (heating Stasi), referring to the former East German secret police who were known for their intrusion into individuals' lives for ostensibly ideological purposes.

Night - Scattered showers with a 77% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 8 to 11 mph (12.9 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 41 °F (5 °C). Cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and ...

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...

Sunday’s German election saw a big shift toward right-wing parties. But while the Alternative für Deutschland piled up votes in the former East, socialist party Die Linke also made a major ...