Advocates said the move fell short of creating a fair ballot that doesn't favor one group of candidates over another.

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

A t a time of political tension in Germany, the Bauhaus – arguably one of the most influential architecture, art and design schools in the world – has become the target of far-right attacks.