With an early election coming in February, the German chancellor is depicting himself as the safe choice for preventing an ...

German chancellor confirms vote of confidence date, giving path to 23 February election, as Friedrich Merz attempts to create ...

Following the breakdown of the centre-left coalition in Berlin, the opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for compromise in order to keep Germany functioning ... In his speech, Merz steadfastly ruled ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats narrowly beat the far-right AfD in a state election Sunday in the formerly communist east, a rare bit of good news for his party. Scholz's centre ...

Olaf Scholz, has urged mainstream parties not to lend support to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which won a big victory in the eastern state of Thuringia in Sunday's regional ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats were narrowly ahead of the far-right AfD in a closely-fought regional election Sunday in Germany's formerly communist east, according to exit polls ...

Germany's ruling coalition collapsed as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister, triggering political chaos.

Germany's embattled Olaf Scholz faced heavy pressure Thursday to quickly call elections after his unruly coalition collapsed ...

Olaf Scholz's centre-left Social Democratic Party ... Alternative for Germany (AfD) stood a chance of winning the state, which has been governed by the SPD since German reunification in 1990.