Germany faces a snap election on Sunday, 23 February following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz 's coalition government. That has set the stage for a contest between established parties and a ...

Merz faces challenges both from external factors and his own decisions, such as collaborating with the far-right Alternative ...

When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...

Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, ...

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with conservatives still leading the ...

Landau an der Isar, Kempten and Pfarrkirchen – these small towns may be unfamiliar to English, and indeed many German, ears.

Germany heads to the polls on Sunday. Immigration and the economy topped the agenda during the campaign. The conservative ...

At the heart of the election is the economy, which has been experiencing a downturn. The ruling coalition, comprising the ...

The spectre of the anti-immigration right that is haunting Europe can be banished and parties occupying the centre-ground ...

I’m following the fascinating German election, which takes place tomorrow, closely. One of the intriguing issues is how the role of the small parties, and the 5% threshold for a party to win any seats ...

More than 59 million German citizens are eligible to vote, including 2.3 million first-time voters and over 7 million with ...