Sunday's vote is being held more than half a year ahead of schedule after centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way ...

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

A conservative backlash is brewing in Germany, but the likely winners are working to make the transition pragmatic and ...

Final poll predicts large gains for AfD hours before voters cast ballots - Germany heads to the polls for the fourth snap ...

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to ...

Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, ...

There is a consensus at national and EU level that if the continent is to meet growing defence spending needs, due to the ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

On February 23, Germany is heading to a crucial poll which will decide the country’s future and how it will operate in a turbulent world. The polls are being conducted at a pivotal time in the country ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

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