German Election

Workers rearrange the chairs in the plenary hall of the German Bundestag to fit the new seating arrangement for political parties after the recent election, in Berlin on Oct. 15. MONIKA SKOLIMOWSKA/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Foreign Policy

What the German election taught America about democracy

Americans concerned about the future of their democracy can learn from the system they helped install in Germany

Germany's Green Party co-chairwoman Annalena Baerbock smiles next to Robert Habeck, co-chairman of the German Green Party. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Green Party members to vote on any coalition deal

A man casts his vote for the general elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
World+Biz

German conservatives, social democrats tied in vote to decide Merkel successor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attend a news conference after meeting in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
Politics

Merkel aide warns against protracted coalition talks as TV debate nears