The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) second and Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) coming third.

At the heart of the election is the economy, which has been experiencing a downturn. The ruling coalition, comprising the ...

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

On Sunday, the country’s residents will vote in a pivotal election in which Ms Weidel's party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), ...

Seven EU member states - Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands and Slovakia already have ...

Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election.

Germany’s rocky path towards Sunday’s early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed on November 6, ...

The German word “Zeitwende” signifies a major change of some kind that alters the present course of events. Chancellor Scholz ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

For the first time since the fall of the Third Reich 80 years ago, there is a real possibility that a party with direct ...

Sunday's vote is a pivotal moment for the Alternative for Germany party. It's polling high enough for second place as part of a far-right surge sweeping Europe.

Karol Nawrocki emphasized that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had not been able to influence the situation in any way before, and French President Emmanuel Macron "did not invite anyone to talks with [ ...