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

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

From Elon Musk to Zelenskyy, here’s a look at foreign actors who had a strong influence on the German political landscape as ...

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...

Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz faces urgent economic and geopolitical crises. But to form a coalition he needs to turn foes into friends – ...

When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...

German voters head to the polls today, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right ...