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In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to find out what voters think

With the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, residents in Munich tell Tom Watling of the horror of suffering the third suspected terror attack of the country’s election cycle

Vice President JD Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws and their impact on American troops stationed there.

Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after provisional results show his conservatives won

This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.

Germany's far-left Die Linke party has enjoyed a late poll surge ahead of Sunday's elections, boosted by a spirited anti-fascist speech by its new rising star that quickly went viral.

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) looks set to become the second largest party in the German parliament following elections on February 23. Polls ahead of the election and an exit poll suggest they could receive around 20% of the final vote tally. For the first time, the AfD poses…

At a time of political tension in Germany, the Bauhaus – arguably one of most influential architecture, art and design schools in the world – has become the target of far-right attacks.

Many barriers – logistical and commercial – must be overcome before trains run Germany and Italy