The CDU and CSU have stated that they will not cave to Trump's demands that Germany spend 5% of GDP on defense, noting that the United States does not spend that much either.

CSU leader Markus Söder calls for German version of "Iron Dome" Left-leaning SPD decries CDU's Jens Spahn after he called for ...

The CDU/CSU received approximately 28.5% of votes in Sunday’s election, coming in close to the 30% support estimated ahead of the polls. This will put them in first place, ...

The CDU/CSU are unlikely to win an outright majority of the 630 seats up for grabs. That means they will have to form a coalition with one (or more) of the other parties.

Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), its more openly right-wing Bavarian affiliate, announced the names of their ministers in the incoming ...

After weeks of negotiations, the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and center-left SPD presented a coalition deal to form a new government. Talks took on a sense of urgency amid a host of global and ...

Germany's alliance of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) is leading in polls, but with a thinning margin over the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option for forming a government amid a fragmented political landscape.

CDU/CSU and SPD are looking to invest in Germany’s infrastructure, raise the minimum wage to $17.01 per hour and to cap rents, according to Reuters, which cited the coalition contract.

With exit polls predicting the CDU/CSU will secure 28.8% of the vote, the party came well ahead of the second-placed AfD, which is expected to secure 20.2%, and the SPD which came third with 16.2%.

Germany’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won Sunday’s election as voters rebuked the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Voters gave ...