At the centre of the immigration debate is the notion of “welfare magnetism”: the idea that migrants are drawn to Germany by ...

Germany's political parties receive public funding, membership fees and donations from corporations and individuals. DW examines how German parties get their money.

Here is a summary of the most likely coalitions and the compromises that will be necessary to reach agreement:GRAND COALITION ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted the Alternative for Germany’s lead election candidate in Budapest, a further ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as opposition chief Friedrich Merz, ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is hosting Alice Weidel, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's candidate for ...

The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election ...

"Sixty per cent of young men under 30 would consider voting for the far right in EU countries and this is much higher than ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

The Bundestag election has entered an entirely new phase due to the political shift within the Union parties in the final ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.