Even though the eastern and western parts of Germany were reunified into the single sovereign nation of Germany in 1990, the Cold War divisions continue to exist in the country in reflect the way AfD

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating hopes for renewal in an economic powerhouse that has been badly battered in recent years.

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike defence spending and tackle diplomatic challenges ranging from a confrontational Trump administration to ending the Ukraine war.

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have to confront pressing challenges.

The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis.

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

Germany could approve a fund to boost defence spending before the outgoing parliament steps down next month, while leaving debate over state borrowing limits to new lawmakers elected on Sunday, an ally of vote winner Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday.

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

Berlin’s travel industry is set for significant transformations in 2025, influenced by visitor preferences, air capacity expansion, and emerging tourism drivers. A collaborative study by The Data Appeal Company and Mabrian,

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

“Babylon Berlin’s” writing-directing team of Henk Handlogten, Achim von Borries and Tom Tykwer will return for the show’s final season, as will its leads Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries (“Freud’s Last Season”) to work together on one final investigation.