The successful completion of the probing negotiations for the winner of the Bundestag elections, the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), was overshadowed by the negative dynamics in the polls.

Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right and center-left are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.

Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step toward forming a coalition government, the heads of the parties said.

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has promised to "massively expand border controls" once the country's next coalition government is in place.

By Satyaki Chakraborty The polarization in German politics widened after national elections on Sunday, February 23 in which the conservative CDU/CSU with 28.5 per cent votes topped among the political parties followed by the far right AFD at 20.

Almost two weeks after the Bundestag elections, the leaders of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement on issues ranging from immigration, to taxes to citzenship and now want to start coalition talks.

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government for Germany.

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

German parties negotiating the country's next government following the February 23 election took the first step on Sunday by concluding their exploratory discussions and agreeing to move forward with coalition talks.

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have to confront pressing challenges.

Germany's business lobbies on Wednesday praised plans to relax fiscal rules for defence spending and introduce a 500 billion-euro ($535 billion) infrastructure fund but said regulatory reforms remain essential for driving economic growth.

Germany's opposition conservatives won a national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second on its best-ever result,