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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund (L) and CDU lead candidate Sven Schulze shake hand at the start of a debate on MDR regional TV in the Broadcasting Center Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg, on August 26, 2026, ahead of the upcoming state elections.

AfD on Course for Historic Breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt

Zoltán Kottász August 27, 2026

Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund is promising political change as the AfD polls at 42% in Saxony-Anhalt less than two weeks ahead of the state election.

Ulrich Siegmund, AfD’s top candidate for the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg on July 11, 2026.

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

Zoltán Kottász August 18, 2026

The campaign in Saxony-Anhalt comes as the right-wing populist party holds a commanding lead over the governing CDU.

From Adenauer to Spahn: The Unraveling of Germany’s Christian Democratic Tradition

Joe Wozniak August 9, 2026

The CDU once sought to anchor postwar Germany in a Christian vision of human dignity and moral order. Today, its symbols remain while the convictions behind them fade.

Merz Faces Mounting Pressure as Reports of CDU Revolt Grow

Zoltán Kottász July 31, 2026

Senior CDU figures are reportedly discussing replacing the German chancellor after September’s eastern state elections.

Participants of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade in Berlin on July 25, 2026

Berlin’s ‘Queer’ Commissioner Blames “Far Right” and CDU for Rising “Homophobia” After Islamist Attack

Javier Villamor July 29, 2026

Just days after a Muslim perpetrator drove into the crowd at a Pride parade, Alfonso Pantisano was quick to assert that the CDU is fuelling “queerphobia.”

UPDATE: German Politician Steps Down, Defending His Personal Surrogacy Deal

TEC News July 20, 2026

The Bundestag’s Jens Spahn was hearing calls for him to quit after he used a U.S. surrogate mother abroad, contradicting the stance he took while a health minister.

Merz’s Own Party Is Already Talking About Replacing Him

Michael Curzon May 27, 2026

With Merz’s poll numbers collapsing, figures inside the CDU are reportedly discussing possible successors.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Schleswig-Holstein's State Premier Daniel Günther greet each other in the Volkspark stadium as they arrive for the funeral service for former German football player Uwe Seeler in Hamburg, northern Germany, on August 10, 2022.

Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

Zoltán Kottász May 21, 2026

Senior CDU figures are signalling openness to cooperation with Die Linke in eastern Germany, ignoring the right-wing AfD that keeps surging in the polls.

God or No God in Our Constitution?

Sabine Beppler-Spahl May 8, 2026

Rather than lifting us out of our current political trench warfare, the dispute over a reference to God in the Saarland constitutional preamble merely illuminates it.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz waves as he is driven in a GTK Boxer tank at the German army barracks in Münster, northern Germany, on April 30, 2026.

Merz One Year in Office: Populist and Establishment Forces All Bash the Chancellor

Michael Curzon May 6, 2026

Even mainstream publications admit that the CDU’s top official is “stuck in the mud.”

Tag: CDU

AfD on Course for Historic Breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

From Adenauer to Spahn: The Unraveling of Germany’s Christian Democratic Tradition

Merz Faces Mounting Pressure as Reports of CDU Revolt Grow

Berlin’s ‘Queer’ Commissioner Blames “Far Right” and CDU for Rising “Homophobia” After Islamist Attack

UPDATE: German Politician Steps Down, Defending His Personal Surrogacy Deal

Merz’s Own Party Is Already Talking About Replacing Him

Anything But AfD: CDU Opens Debate on Cooperation With Far Left

God or No God in Our Constitution?

Merz One Year in Office: Populist and Establishment Forces All Bash the Chancellor

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