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Merz Marks One Year With Record-Low Ratings as Coalition Strains Deepen

U.S. troop cuts with new car tariffs add pressure to a government stuck over basic reforms.

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Posts Record Western Surge

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Becomes Main Opposition

CDU Ousts SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate as AfD Reaches Record 20% in West

Greens Edge CDU in Baden-Württemberg With Özdemir Poised to Lead

Greens Edge CDU in Baden-Württemberg Projections, Özdemir Poised to Lead

Merz Rallies CDU in Stuttgart, Vows to Block AfD and Restart Reforms

Merkel Rules Out German Presidency Bid After Media Rumors

Germany Advances Conditional Conscription Plan With Lottery Fallback

SPD’s Daniel Keip Unseats CDU Incumbent in Brandenburg an der Havel Mayoral Runoff

Merz Declares Syria No Longer Grounds for Asylum, Seeks Deportation Deal With Interim Leader

Merkel’s Memoir Reading Cast as Reproach to Merz in Germany’s Migration Debate

Merz Rules Out AfD Cooperation as Backlash Builds Over Hardline Migration Push

German Parliament Opens Debate on Military Service After Lottery Plan Collapses

German Parties Agree to Open Bundestag Debate on Military Service Bill Next Week

Norbert Lammert Won't Seek Re‑Election as Konrad‑Adenauer‑Stiftung Chair at December 19 Vote

CDU Holds Lead in North Rhine-Westphalia as AfD Advances in First Test for Merz

Zelensky Hosts German Bundestag Faction Leaders as Berlin Earmarks €9 Billion for Ukraine

Germany Greenlights Dedicated Deportation Terminal at Munich Airport

German Coalition in Crisis After Last-Minute Court Vote Postponement