German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under increasing pressure from rival parties to accelerate plans for a general election, ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces increased pressure to hold an early vote of confidence in parliament following the collapse of his coalition government. Key members of the Green party urge for a ...

Europe's largest economy was thrown into disarray last week with the collapse of Scholz's three-way coalition.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who’s dominating polls ahead of an expected snap election, said he would look to ink ...

Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), is discouraging voters from supporting the ...

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move towards new elections, but ...

The chancellor intends to put the question of confidence to parliament in mid-January. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative opposition party CDU/CSU, which has a clear lead in the polls, is ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday demanded a calm debate from Germany's squabbling factions on setting the date for a snap ...

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck confirmed he’ll run in the upcoming election as the Greens’ chancellor candidate, ...

The congratulations from European leaders to President-elect Donald Trump are flowing like champagne, which is incidentally ...

About two thirds of German voters want snap elections as soon as possible after this week's collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition, a poll showed on Friday.