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

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.

The German election is set to reshape policy and markets. CDU and AfD push competing economic and immigration plans, while investors bet on a CDU-led government.

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

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

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

Inciting hatred against migrants, rearmament, and cuts in social provisions stood at the centre of the recent prime-time ...

Sarah Wagenknecht also criticized the parties of the Traffic Light Coalition, which disbanded in November, for the current state of the nation ...

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

BERLIN, February 10. /TASS/. Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc, who is vying to succeed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has spoken out in favor of sending Taurus long-range cruise ...

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

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