Having established a clear lead over both the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens, this motley movement of ...

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

The vice-president’s words rattled even the staunchest German transatlanticists. Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democrats and favourite to become the next German chancellor, ...

BERLIN, Feb 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may have been dubbed the "Scholzomat" for his stiff personal ...

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday blasted Vice President JD Vance for his support of the far right in the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply rejected comments made by US Vice President JD Vance in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and insisted there should be no outside ...

At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, said he’s open to considering common European Union ...

A mighty and menacing position earns you enemies, not allies America First, as practiced by President Donald Trump in his ...

Germany’s Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz has broken a long-established “firewall” isolating the far right. A vote ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support ...