The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he ...

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on ...

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the importance of keeping the path open for Ukraine to join the European Union and ...

Scholz, the 66-year-old incumbent chancellor, is facing an uphill struggle for re-election as his Social Democratic Party ...

Friedrich Merz is Europe's last hope, provided that he goes beyond the caricature of the chancellor created under the ...

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.