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 ...

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

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

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

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

German SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated his accusations against CDU/CSU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz that he ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has put demands for a more restrictive approach to migration at the centre of his campaign ...

Germany's parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked ...

Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict ...