This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, faces the challenge of revitalizing the economy and addressing immigration ...

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Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

Germany's constitution stipulates that the state should only spend as much as it collects. But as the budget deficit grows, some parties are calling for reform.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday clashed with opposition leader Friedrich Merz in a heated debate, accusing him of ...