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

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 ...

After Germany's government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition conservatives, who are leading in nationwide polls, called for a vote of confidence ...

Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz imploded after months of infighting between his center-left Social ...

The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...

Scholz had suggested holding a vote of confidence in his government on Jan. 15, with a snap election in March, but the ...

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move toward new elections — but only after dealing with urgent business in parliament. Merz earlier said this ...

The Social Democrat chancellor has called on opposition conservative leader Friedrich Merz to support him to push through key ...

Riding high in the polls, Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats are champing at the bit to fight in a federal election campaign. But it's not all a bed of roses for the center-right ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire former corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative ...