If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get the German economic engine humming again.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz are neck and neck in head-on personal ratings ahead of elections expected in February. While Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc is firmly ahead in the polls,

The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that recently fell.

Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela Merkel era.

Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is getting used to being feted as Germany's next Chancellor.

His post sparked accusations that he was seeking to interfere in the upcoming German election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence.

Video: Act of the 70th birthday of former Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel Friedrich Merz will be the joint candidate for chancellor of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party,

It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, leads the ranking of candidates for the post of Chancellor of Germany. This is reported by the telegram channel "Militarist".

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is getting used to being feted as Germany's next Chancellor. The 68-year-old,