The Latest Breaking News from the Social Democrats

The government’s callousness has won it respect – from Tommy Robinson and the hard right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood is pitching radical new limits on whether asylum seekers can ever gain settled status – but it may come with political consequences

Eoin Hayes apologised for ‘huge mistake’ of dressing up as Barack Obama at 2009 Halloween party

The results send a warning to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's four-month-old national coalition with the Social Democrats

The final results showed the AD coalition won with 32% of the vote, followed by the Socialist Party at 23%. The far-right Chega party comes in third with 22.56%.

Parties and voters alike are gearing up for what promises to be a unique election amid voter discontent and recent controversy.

Chancellor-designate vows to tackle Russian aggression and appoints Johann Wadephul, an ex-soldier, to key role

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left rival

While Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is already plagued by criticism and sinking poll numbers at home, his EU partners are eagerly awaiting him on the Brussels scene. They expect him to replace the dullness of his predecessor with strong leadership - and Merz is willing to deliver.