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

Rule dating from 2009 that limits borrowing looks vulnerable as main political parties promise to revive stalled economy

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to restrict immigration and rebuild the economy to ward off the rise of the far-right AfD. In a final head-to-head TV debate with centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz before Sunday's general election, Merz warned…

Mainstream parties struggle to retain voters in a fragmented political landscape.

The CDU is a big player in the European parliament, but its predicted win this Sunday won’t change Germany’s inward focus, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

Amid Elon Musk’s meddling on behalf of the AfD, the Linke is gaining strong support from women and young voters

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.

Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscape

Conservative Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. His blunder gives the centre-left has a chance in the 23 February election