The far-right party made big gains in its share of the vote in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The victory in Rhineland-Palatinate softens the blow after the Christian Democratic Union suffered a blistering defeat in a state election in neighbouring Baden-Württemberg two weeks ago Author of the ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years. The latest result cements a shift to the right in Europe.

BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) were on course to win an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, ahead ...

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised on Monday to move quickly with ...

The government in Berlin is under pressure to get major reforms underway. But Merz's coalition partner, the SPD, stands severely weakened following two defeats in state elections, and now finds it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merz's CDU until recently enjoyed large poll leads in the state but these have shrunk in recent months (THOMAS KIENZLE) (THOMAS ...

A German union is challenging the results of the works council election at the Tesla plant in eastern Germany. The IG Metall ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right CDU faces a regional election Sunday, the first of several this year in which it hopes to stem the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).