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

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

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz are neck and neck in head-on personal ratings ahead of ...

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

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

His post sparked accusations that he was seeking to interfere in the upcoming German election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Migration was already set to dominate Germany’s election campaign, which starts in earnest in the New Year. But Friday ...

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

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

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

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