Germany's new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized debate in ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took up its largest-ever share of the seats as Germany's new parliament met for ...

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

The senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...

As the new Bundestag meets for its first session since the election, we give you the rundown of what you need to know — from ...

Germany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the ...

The German and Austrian interior ministers broke off a planned trip to Syria on Thursday because of a possible threat to ...

Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday with a reduced headcount, fewer women and a record number of ...

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Germany's new parliament sits for the first time on Tuesday, with a record number of MPs from the far-right AfD expected to ...