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 ...

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 ...

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

Germany’s Merz says Britain and France may need to “share” their nuclear weapons as America can’t be relied on to defend NATO.

The most likely outcome of Sunday’s German election would see Berlin play a more assertive role on the European stage – if at the risk of stepping on some toes.