Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos ...

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday said the Greens are shifting to the left and becoming an ...

Olaf Scholz’s government was officially brought down on Monday after he lost a vote of confidence, paving the way for an ...

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member ...

Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that recently fell.

Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions of how to ...

The Christian Democrat has long coveted Germany’s top job. With his party dominating polling heading into elections, Merz is likely to finally take the helm of a nation struggling with a sluggish ...

Following the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria, thousands of political prisoners have been freed across the country. The ...