Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

A crisis-ridden, politically unstable Germany is coping with a brash and unpredictable Trump presidency. Germans look set to alter course and push for more independence after snap elections on Feb. 23 ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone ...

In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen, a symbol of Germany's economic woes.

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was ... the country home of prime ministers north-west of London. Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and frontrunner to ...

Germany's Scholz on Tariffs: Important Not to Divide ... the country home of prime ministers north-west of London. Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and frontrunner to become the next ...

CDU chief Friedrich Merz, the election frontrunner ... Centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned that his rival could no longer be trusted and voiced fears that if Merz wins the February 23 ...

Many protesters focused on CDU candidate for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz – who proposed ... largest economy was shaken after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition ...