Bruising times for center-left parties have U.K. Labour looking abroad — and trying to dodge the same pitfalls.

Germany has emerged from its recent election with a grand coalition of the center-right CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party likely, but the rise of the far-right AfD party and its ...

Germany’s likely chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the rise of the far-right AfD party is a “final warning” to democratic parties. Mr Merz, leader of the centre-right conservative party, is ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Merz has said he wants to build a coalition with the outgoing chancellors’ Olaf Scholz’ centre-left party SDP. Mr Merz, leader of the centre-right conservatives, hopes to start talks “in the coming ...

Merz has said he wants to build a coalition with the outgoing chancellors’ Olaf Scholz’ centre-left party SDP. Mr Merz, leader of the centre-right conservatives, hopes to start talks “in the ...