Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Given the current poll figures, this does not seem very realistic. In 2021, the SPD won the Bundestag election with 25.7% of the vote. In the current ARD Deutschlandtrend poll, it is down to 14%, ...

German voters are heading to the polls on Sunday, February 23 to decide who will run their next government. ITV News explains ...

Despite making up less than one-fifth of the German population, eastern German voters are in particular focus ahead of the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has been criticised for calling a black CDU politician a ‘jester’ at a private party in Berlin, but he said the term has no racist connotations. Earlier in February ...

These are the key political figures in Germany's early elections on February 23, one of whom will be the country's next ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, the man likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, is focusing on key issues like European Union (EU) ...

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

The country once seen as a climate trailblazer is in danger of becoming a laggard, as the party almost certain to lead the ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to be voted out of office as Europe's biggest economy goes to the polls. Sky News looks at ...