In Germany, as elsewhere, "democracy" means whatever the ruling class says it means. Often, that means banning dissident political parties.

German industry has been hit by soaring energy costs following EU sanctions against Russia. Major business groups such as ...

Germany's conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in the polls, with the CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor ...

Once upon a time, the liberal Free Democratic Party was indispensable, the glue holding together Germany’s political system. From Adenauer to Kohl, the pro-business party favoured by German ...

Framed as the troublemaker in an unpopular coalition, the FDP is mostly polling below Germany’s electoral threshold of 5%. If ...

The runner-up is likely to be the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), which has long been excluded by other parties as a prospective coalition partner due to its extremism. The centre-left ...

Musk inserted himself into Germany’s elections in December, when he endorsed the far right Alternative for Germany.

which had led Germany since 2021, collapsed in November. The coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens fell apart amidst the country's economic and ...

While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

German industry has been hit by soaring ... Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens (Die Grünen), and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) fell apart over 2025 budget disputes.