If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is ...

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

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

Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela ...

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who ...

Migration was already set to dominate Germany’s election campaign, which starts in earnest in the New Year. But Friday ...

His post sparked accusations that he was seeking to interfere in the upcoming German election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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

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

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