German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a swipe at Elon Musk over his political judgement, escalating a spat between the German ...

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

Germany’s likely next chancellor shares his party’s pro-EU and Atlanticist instincts, but also the country’s wider reluctance ...

Germany’s largest opposition party is heavily favoured to form a government after snap elections slated for February 2025.

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

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, putting the European Union’s most populous member ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the confidence vote in parliament. It's the end of his fractious coalition government and it marks an historic transition for Europe's largest economy.

Friedrich Merz has emerged as a strong contender to replace Olaf Scholz following the chancellor’s recent vote ...

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He has lost the vote, paving the way for elections in February. DW has the latest.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday, spelling the effective end of his troubled government and ...