Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says ...

German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

Maassen has been repeatedly accused of using antisemitic codes, ranting about 'globalists,' a 'new world order,' or an ...

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

A crisis-ridden, politically unstable Germany is coping with a brash and unpredictable Trump presidency. Germans look set to alter course and push for more independence after snap elections on Feb. 23 ...