Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on the minds of German voters. The far-right AfD is polling in second place.

Germany has the world's third-largest economy, but is struggling to kickstart growth. It's one of the issues facing voters in ...

The Tesla and SpaceX owner backs leader of the most extreme party in the fray for election crucial for the future of Europe; ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has been polling above 20% ahead of tomorrow's German federal election and looks ...

The rigid net zero stance of Olaf Scholz’s coalition has become electoral dynamite ...

The leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been endorsed by Donald Trump - and looks set to make huge gains in ...

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for Germany's Alternative for Germany party, presents a compelling yet contentious figure. With her contrasting personal life and political stances, she propels ...

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a ...

The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...

Germany’s far right AfD party looks set to make large gains when the country heads to the polls on Sunday. The centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) look set to once again become the largest ...