Based on current polls, the CDU is the dominant party and it is likely that Friedrich Merz will become Chancellor, with the ...

With elections due in just over three months' time, Germany's conservative opposition is riding high in the opinion polls.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz launched his election bid with a stinging attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz, calling the Social Democrat a “lightweight” and accusing him of sowing division in ...

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

With an early election coming in February, the German chancellor is depicting himself as the safe choice for preventing an ...

Germany's embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz, mired in a government crisis, traded blows with his rivals Wednesday in combative ...

Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz urges action on social benefits and tax reforms ahead of Germany's February snap election. Facing a ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday appealed to parties to pass measures such as raising child benefits and lifting tax ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz launched his election bid with a stinging attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz, calling ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he was open to reforming the country's constitutional brake on ...