German election: Winning candidates angry over lost seats Ben Knight ++++++ © 2025 Deutsche Welle

German election: Winning candidates angry over lost seats Ben Knight 43 minutes ago43 minutes ago Several German election candidates have cried foul as a new electoral reform meant they were left without a seat despite winning their district. The CDU/CSU wants to make electoral reform a condition of coalition talks. https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-winning-candidates-angry-over-lost-seats/a-71782950 © 2025 Deutsche Welle Fact check: Afghan migrants not flown in by new German govt Anwar Ashraf | Rachel Baig 17 hours ago17 hours ago Germany has taken in more people from Afghanistan who were persecuted by the Taliban. However, their arrival was greeted with speculation and accusations online. A DW fact check. https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-no-the-new-german-government-did-not-fly-in-afghan-migrants/a-71762090 © 2025 Deutsche Welle German election: CDU/CSU and SPD to begin preliminary talks Dmytro Hubenko with dpa, AFP, Reuters 19 hours ago19 hours ago Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won last week's elections, and the Social Democrats plan to begin initial exploratory talks on Friday about the possibility of forming a coalition government. https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-cdu-csu-and-spd-to-begin-preliminary-talks/a-71777184 © 2025 Deutsche Welle German parliament has a diversity problem Oliver Pieper 20 hours ago20 hours ago Germany's newly elected Bundestag will have 630 lawmakers. The majority of them are older white men, most of whom are academics. What does that mean for Germany's so-called "representative" democracy? https://www.dw.com/en/german-parliament-has-a-diversity-problem/a-71776645 © 2025 Deutsche Welle German election results explained in graphics Kristin Zeier | Gianna-Carina Grün 02/27/2025February 27, 2025 The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, voter demographics and possible coalition outcomes.German election results explained in graphics https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-results-explained-in-graphics/a-71724186 © 2025 Deutsche Welle Germany's Merz in Paris for talks with President Macron John Silk with AFP, dpa 02/27/2025February 27, 2025 After securing the largest share in the German election, Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz has met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They discussed European security in the face of a shifting US policy. https://www.dw.com/en/german-conservative-party-leader-friedrich-merz-in-paris-for-talks-with-president-macron/a-71763932 © 2025 Deutsche Welle