Until about three years ago, Germany appeared to be the epitome of economic and political success. How have things gone so ...

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move towards new elections, but ...

The chancellor intends to put the question of confidence to parliament in mid-January. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative opposition party CDU/CSU, which has a clear lead in the polls, is ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in a political crisis, said Friday he is open to discussions on whether to move forward snap elections he has said he expects by March.

The frontrunner in the polls is Friedrich Merz, the head of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party of ex-leader Angela Merkel. Lindner, the man at the center of the storm, meanwhile said he ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz urges calm amid Germany's political turmoil, as a date for a snap election is debated. Disagreements ...

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed he’ll run in the upcoming election as the Greens’ chancellor candidate, ...

The congratulations from European leaders to President-elect Donald Trump are flowing like champagne, which is incidentally ...

About two thirds of German voters want snap elections as soon as possible after this week's collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition, a poll showed on Friday.

After firing his coalition partner, chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to call fresh elections in the new year.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's main opposition leader Friedrich Merz criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday as ...