German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his top challenger, conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, are expected to face off ...

Olaf Scholz’s government was officially brought down on Monday after he lost a vote of confidence, paving the way for an ...

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

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

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

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

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on ...

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz took another step toward becoming German chancellor on Monday — while launching some scathing attacks ...

Germany, Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability, is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor ...