Sunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling CDU, a result described as a “disaster” by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the northeast…

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing pressure to keep the far-right AfD party at bay. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Another electoral setback for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his centre-right CDU performed poorly in two state elections on Sunday. Projections showed the party failing to enter the state parliament…

Germany’s regional elections delivered mixed results for the country’s major parties. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right AfD won the largest share of the vote, but remains isolated as other…

The embattled chancellor’s conservative party suffered its worst result in postwar German history as the far-right AfD won its second regional election in two weeks.