The Latest Breaking News from CDU

All eyes on Saxony-Anhalt – what will AfD do if it wins German state poll?

Sunday’s election could bring in Germany’s first far-right state government since the Nazi era

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5

Is Germany’s far right AfD about to take over a state government for the first time?

Germans in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls on September 7 to elect a new parliament.

The Conversation · Sep 2

The Guardian view on the rise of Germany’s AfD: mainstream parties must deliver a bolder response

Editorial: The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic approach is needed to combat it

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

German chancellor chooses pope’s AI encyclical over pacy potboiler as holiday read

With his popularity at a record low, Friedrich Merz packs the papal guide Magnifica humanitas

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

'They should have stepped in earlier': Berliners grapple with state response to deadly Pride attack

German law enforcement authorities faced criticism for failing to prevent a deadly vehicle and machete attack near Berlin's Pride parade on Saturday.

Euronews · Jul 27

German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack

Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls before state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalism

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces cabinet overhaul

Nina Warken is set to succeed Thorsten Frei (CDU) as head of the chancellery. Carsten Linnemann, who had been serving as the general secretary of Merz's CDU party, is then to take over Warken's role as health minister.

Euronews · Jul 24

For outraged Germans, the Jens Spahn scandal is about more than his surrogate baby

The powerful politician was no stranger to controversy, but brazenly defying a ban on surrogacy that he had long defended was the last straw, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

German Chancellor Merz hints at possible cabinet reshuffle after top CDU figure resigns

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hinted he could reshuffle his government after Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader, adding to pressure on the ruling conservatives ahead of key regional elections.

Euronews · Jul 19

Germany’s CDU parliamentary leader resigns after using surrogacy to become parent

Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18