German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are ...

The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

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

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

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to ...

Germany has a reformed voting system that has been in effect since 2023. This system prioritises proportionality over individual member seats ...

Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, ...

When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic ...

Triggered after the breakdown of the coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the campaign for the February ...

Germany holds its snap national election on Sunday following the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition, and the ...