Independent justices preside over Germany's Federal Constitutional Court. Germany's more than 20,000 judges are not "bound by ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

The political system in Germany is not ready to tell the people what needs to be done, says economist. Posted: March 18, 2025 | Last updated: March 18, 2025.

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...

The current political earthquake around the world has led to greater focus on Germany and its role in NATO, the EU and global politics. Given that the ...

SEVERAL German states, and perhaps the whole country one day, may have a political future as Kenya or Jamaica. Or as a traffic light. Germany could also become Germany, and other things besides ...

In Germany, the left and right are about equally likely to say major changes are needed for both the political and economic systems, but the ideological left is much more likely to say reform is ...

“Germany did not want to have, after Hitler, any sort of [personality-driven political] system.” Merkel’s stance on refugees has provoked a rebellion within her own party .