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

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

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

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz failed a confidence vote in the Bundestag on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections ...

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

The result paves the way for snap elections to be held on 23 February, with polls indicating Germany could be heading for a ...

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

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

Confidence votes are a very rare phenomenon in Germany. It is only the sixth time in its post-war history that a chancellor ...