Friedrich Merz rejected by the Bundestag with 310 votes against the 316 needed, despite a theoretical majority of 328 seats. Unexpected political crisis for Berlin in the midst of economic stagnation. What happens now?
The candidate for the new German chancellery takes stock of the negotiations under way to form a government and excludes from the outset the possibility of replicating the Grand coalition with the Christian Democrats defeated in the last elections
The Social Democrats detach the CDU, which makes up for the worst electoral result in history, and pave the way for Scholz's Chancellery which, however, will have to convince the Greens and Liberals to enter the Government: long times are expected for the formation of the…
The outgoing Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz will probably be the next head of government, but with a majority still to be built: the centre-right orphaned by Angela Merkel is still in the running but the quotations of Greens and Liberals are rising, which could…
INTERVIEW with AMBASSADOR MICHELE VALENSISE, President of the German-Italian Center for European Dialogue Villa Vigoni - The sketch of the three candidates for the Chancellery and the effect of the German vote on Germany and Europe
The favorite to succeed Angela Merkel appears to be social democrat Olaf Scholz, but this time Germany could have three parties in government. The Cdu does not shine in the polls, the Liberals are on the rise
The Congress of the CDU elects Armin Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia and faithful heir of Angela Merkel, as president.
The political deadlock of the last three months in Germany seems to be heading towards an end. Exploratory talks between Angela Merkel's CDU and Martin Schulz's SPD began on Sunday to seek an agreement…
Negotiations between Cdu, Csu, Greens and liberals to form the new government have failed - Now there are two alternatives: either a minority Merkel government based on the Cdu-Csu alone or a return to elections
From finance minister to president of the Bundestag - The decision was based on the request of the liberals of the FBP to obtain the finance ministry to participate in the government coalition led by Merkel.
Those of 24 September will be the first elections: for the first time a coalition between three parties could be formed and for the first time the far-right party Afd should enter the Bundestag - Merkel should…
The SPD-CDU grand coalition no longer has the seats to govern and the Social Democrats could create an unprecedented alliance with Linke (left) and the Greens - Meanwhile, the populist right of the AfD is advancing