Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best ...

(Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP) Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, right, and Social Democratic Party leader Lars Klingbeil talk during a meeting of the German federal parliament, ...

German Election 2025: In one of the most high stakes elections, the Germans would decide upon the next government to lead the country on Sunday when they vote at 8am (local time) and the opinion polls ...

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The German electoral authority confirmed the CDU's win in preliminary results, followed by the far-right AfD. The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) have gained the highest percentage of ...

German citizens went to the polls this Sunday, taking part in snap federal elections in a vote that will shape the course of the EU's largest member state and its biggest economy for the next four ...

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Top German politicians and chancellor candidates, in a final TV debate, traded blows over topics such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, defense expenditures, and healthcare. DW has more. https://p ...

News, analysis, opinion and polling data on the German federal election in February 2025. An interactive graphic failed to load. This is most likely due to being offline or JavaScript being ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz emerged as the winner in Sunday’s election, but the results gave his bloc just one clear path to power with intense pressure to move quickly to ...

German citizens will vote twice: once for a local member of parliament and second for a party. A party must receive at least 5 percent of the national vote to enter the Bundestag, the elected ...