Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

A crisis-ridden, politically unstable Germany is coping with a brash and unpredictable Trump presidency. Germans look set to alter course and push for more independence after snap elections on Feb. 23 ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen, a symbol of Germany's economic woes.

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor ... “Merz can no longer be trusted,” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; Robert Habeck, the chancellor candidate for the Greens, ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

Friedrich Merz, the centre-Right leader of the Christian ... Reactions from other rival politicians towards Mr Merz have also been scathing. Olaf Scholz, the chancellor and SPD member, said ...

With just weeks remaining before Germany’s election, Elon Musk has openly endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...