German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Only 15% of women identify Merz as the political leader best suited to become chancellor, compared to 21% of men. The only other candidate demonstrating a similar divide is Alice Weidel, leader of the ...

The deeper rot in German governance will require more fundamental reforms than any coalition is likely to deliver.

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Germany holds its snap national election on Sunday following the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition, and the ...

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

Germany’s far right AfD party looks set to make large gains when the country heads to the polls on Sunday. The centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) look set to once again become the largest ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday, but may not have a new government for several months.

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

Its economy hadn’t just withstood the ascendance of China; it was thriving in its wake. Its balanced public finances stood ...