With elections due in just over three months' time, Germany's conservative opposition is riding high in the opinion polls.

Trouble has been building within the German government for some time, so it was no surprise that Christian Lindner finally ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

For decades, German governments have pursued the project of a free-market European empire. Today the war in Ukraine and US ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early ...

Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was fired by the chancellor last Wednesday. The rupture led Lindner's liberal FDP ...

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a ...

The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...

The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before ...

Germany’s coalition government collapses under the weight of climate policy.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed his finance minister, Christian Lindner, pitching the country toward elections.