For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democrats (SPD) has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Liberals (FDP). The leaders of what is known in Germany as the "traffic light coalition" - ...

While the United States was still busy counting votes, Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly fell ...

Germany’s economy has been shrinking for the past two years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, war in Ukraine and ...

For decades, German governments have pursued the project of a free-market European empire. Today the war in Ukraine and US ...

In his first speech to the Bundestag following the collapse of his government, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early ...

Germany's biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to an early election in February after Chancellor ...

Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was fired by the chancellor last Wednesday. The rupture led Lindner's liberal FDP ...

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a ...

The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...

The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally ...