Some senior SPD members have made clear that the party would not be held hostage by Merkel

Germany could therefore be forced to hold new elections, which would have to be called by President Frank-Walter...

The three-way coalition, which has governed at regional level, is so named because the parties' colours...

Party delegations each made five-minute presentations before breaking ahead of further discussions due...

Critics are snapping at the heels of the veteran chancellor for delivering the worst election result...

Three weeks after German voters handed Merkel's Christian Democratic Union its worst result in...

The road to such an alliance is littered with disputes on everything from migrants to tax and the...

The daily Bild, which had called the election a 'political earthquake', reported that party leaders had...

The poll of 1,383 voters, conducted from September 12 to September 14, also showed that 39% of those...