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Politics

Minister Federal cabinet
Forming a government
Decision on members of the new government
Prior to the election of Friedrich Merz as Chancellor, the CDU/CSU and SPD have announced their ministers.
Johann Wadephul New Federal Government
The new Foreign Minister
Johann Wadephul is Germany's Foreign Minister
A North German with plenty of experience in international affairs is now in charge of the Fed-eral Foreign Office.
Friedrich Merz Federal elections
The new Federal Chancellor
Friedrich Merz: conservative transatlanticist
Who is the new federal chancellor of Germany and what does he stand for politically?
SPD German political parties
German Politics
SPD: the oldest party
The SPD finds its origins in Germany’s oldest political parties. The Social Democrats still has close ties to unions and workers to this day.
CDU German political parties
German politics
CDU/CSU: the sister parties
The sister parties CDU and CSU, known as the “Union” for short, form the traditionally strongest party in Germany.
Die Grünen German political parties
German politics
The Greens: the environmental party
Protection of the environment was the motivation for establishing the Greens in the early 1980s.
Die Linke German political parties
German politics
Die Linke: the legacy of the GDR
Die Linke is the democratic successor to the former Socialist Unity Party in the GDR, the SED. The BSW was founded as a breakaway group from Die Linke in 2024.
FDP German political parties
German politics
FDP: Shaping German foreign policy
The pro-business, liberal FDP is in the governing coalition. In its heyday, its foreign ministers influenced European history.
AfD German political parties
German politics
AfD: pretty far right
The populist right-wing party AfD rejects the European Union. It is also opposed to immigration and measures to combat climate change.
BSW Parties in Germany
Politics
BSW: the newly founded party on the left of the political spectrum
A new political force made up of familiar faces: former members of Die Linke gather in the BSW.
Europe
Ten facts about Germany in Europe
What you should know about Germany’s role in Europe and in the EU.
Politikwissenschaftler Herfried Münkler 80 years since the end of the war
Learning from history
“We cannot watch what is happening with equanimity”
Political scientist Herfried Münkler in an interview regarding the Germans’ relationship with their Nazi past – and the resulting lessons that are still relevant today.

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