The top candidates of Germany's main political parties for upcoming general elections Germany is preparing for a pivotal parliamentary election on February 23, following the collapse of the coalition ...

A parliamentary inquiry has been looking into the policy decisions made to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Germany. The ...

The leader of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, was not elected as the new chancellor of Germany. He lacked the necessary votes in the first vote in the Bundestag, according to German Tagesschau. In ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), could be elected as Germany’s new chancellor on May 6. Bundestag President Julia Klöckner is preparing to convene parliament on that day ...

With 735 seats, Germany’s Bundestag is the largest elected parliament in the world. It’ll get significantly smaller after the election on Sunday as the result of an overhaul of the voting system that ...

The German lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, is convening as coalition talks between the SPD and CDU continue. Lawmakers tipped the CDU's Julia Klöckner as president of the chamber. Steinmeier ...

Friedrich Merz's stance against displaying the rainbow flag at the German parliament for the upcoming Christopher Street Day celebrations has sparked criticism from the opposition lawmakers. German ...

When a german party triggers a Zählappell, or parliamentary roll call, it is serious business. As a television commentator recently joked, “They will haul MPs out of bed—usually their own.” On March ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany’s top court has declared parts of a major government reform of the country’s electoral system ...

In 2024 fc Bundestag declared a f d mp s no longer welcome. In March a court ruled that decision incompatible with the club’s statutes. So on June 25th fc Bundestag rewrote its rulebook to place its ...