After Germany's local elections, the CDU made significant gains, winning in Dortmund, Leverkusen and Bielefeld. Despite ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats emerged victorious in local elections in western Germany. Meanwhile, the ...

In Germany's western city of Gelsenkirchen, the far-right AfD did well in this year's general election. Now the party hopes to win in local elections there. It's a ...

On Sunday evening a political earthquake rattled the Ruhr. For the first time in 79 years, Dortmund will not have a Social Democrat mayor. The SPD, once the party of local coal miners, has been ...

Nearly 10 million people in Germany were eligible to vote on Sunday as mayoral run-off elections took place in North ...

Though a relief for the governing coalition, the far-right Alternative for Germany nearly tripled its vote share in North Rhine-Westphalia versus five years ago. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...

The conservative CDU remains the strongest party after local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. However, the far-right ...

In Germany's western city of Gelsenkirchen, the far-right AfD did well in this year's general election. Now the party hopes to win in local elections there. It's a nightmare scenario for many. With a ...

Manuel Neuer and Oliver Baumann have a lot in common. Not only are both goalkeepers playing at the same time, they both left ...

Hundreds of fans of German soccer club Schalke fought with rivals from Borussia Dortmund and Cologne in a wooded area, ...

The trend intensifies pressure on the German chancellor’s government to revive growth and push through reforms.