German Politics

Two weeks after the interior minister broke ranks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck a deal on immigration.

"Other swimmers told me that the robbers shouted, 'This is no swimming place for Nazis.'"

Move fuels speculation that Schulz could contest Angela Merkel's chancellorship.

Bavarian Christian Social Union has been a loud critic of Merkel's refugee policy from her own side.

German political history suggests Merkel shouldn't worry about her current polling.

The German Chancellor is under more pressure amidst populist right-wing resurgence.

Lawmakers in parliament are expected to enshrine a "No means no" principle in law.

"They want to go back to the repressed West German republic of the 1960s," Sigmar Gabriel said.

A rift in the German hard-right party is deepening.

The hard-right party has its roots in the anti-Euro movement.

One supporter reportedly shouted "Heil Hitler"

The party's popularity surge comes a week ahead of crucial state legislature votes.

It would be the first time Germany has prohibited a political party in 60 years.

Joachim Gauck's remarks will ramp up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel over limiting new arrivals.

Police have linked an unsolved 2015 crime with members of the defunct far-left group.

Angela Merkel's government wants to make it easier to expel foreign criminals as Germany reels from far-right violence

Wolfgang Albers will reportedly stand down following criticism of the force's handling of the attacks on New Year's Eve

Merkel U-turn may be the result of pressure from growing opposition, within her own party and rival parties too.

A German study found that the majority of the population thought democracy was flawed in the country.

A study found poverty in Germany at its highest since the reunification of the country in 1990.