BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Sunday's vote is being held more than half a year ahead of schedule after centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way ...

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

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

Triggered after the breakdown of the coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the campaign for the February ...

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, ...

The issue of migration has attracted so much attention that it has distracted from the fundamental geopolitical and economic ...

Germany's rival political leaders take their fight for votes right to the last minute before a pivotal election.

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to ...