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

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

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning ...

As the two frontrunners in Germany’s general election prepare to go head to head in the first televised debate, the former chancellor’s intervention is a sign of the concern within the political ...

Spoiler: It’s looking rough for Scholz’s Social Democrats. A conservative former Merkel-foe appears likely to take over, and ...

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

An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...

It also marks yet another clear break from his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party's more centrist stance under his former party rival Angela Merkel. Although Merz ultimately failed to change ...

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%, ...

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