In today's edition of The Capitals, read about the narrow majority in the Dutch parliament calling on the Prime Minister to withdraw support for the Commission’s defence plan, the election of polar ...

Migration has become a defining issue in European elections, reshaping political landscapes across the continent. Yet, as ...

Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said his government would vastly increase defence spending. The announcement means ...

Security was a major theme in last month’s general election, which was won by the centre-right CDU/CSU under Friedrich Merz. The incident “is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we ...

Merz’s centre-right CDU/CSU alliance came first in last month’s election and is currently in talks with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) with a view to forming a government. Merz said he ...

While addressing the media after the results of Germany’s Feb. 23 election were out, the leader of the leading conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party ...

Five days after parliamentary elections on February 23, the leaders of the two political parties in talks to form a coalition – Friedrich Merz, president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

The centrist-conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had a plurality with 28.8%. Its leader, Friedrich Mertz, has announced he will form a coalition with the socialists rather than AfD ...

Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has already outlined three key topics that he aims to address in upcoming coalition negotiations: curbing migration, strengthening ...

All parties have ruled out forming a coalition with far-right AfD. Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for ...

And only secondarily on the state", Resing said. Merz launched his political comeback after Merkel stepped down as CDU leader in 2018 and announced that she wouldn't seek a fifth term of chancellor.