If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany 's next leader in Sunday's election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative front runner, couldn't be more different from his predecessor, Angela Merkel.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued another platitude, calling for Russia's victory in the Ukrainian conflict to be ...

As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading ...

Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...

This recent polling data will come as a surprise to many. Like many of the “new right” parties in Europe, the AfD began as an ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...