The snap elections might create a new political crisis, however, since recent polls show the Conservatives will not have a ...

After Donald Trump's US election win and with new federal elections slated to take place in Germany on February 23, questions ...

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

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

"Based on a current assessment," Steinmeier "considered February 23 as a realistic date for new elections," a presidential spokeswoman told journalists ...

Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for ...

After the failure of the coalition of the Social ... Liberal Democrats (FDP), the three parties, together with the opposition ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to request a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16, a move that could set ...

After the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition, the balloting will be held on Feb. 23, about seven months ...

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 ...