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 ...

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

Jörg Kukies was appointed as Germany's new finance minister on Thursday, as pressure mounts on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to call ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came under increasing pressure on Sunday to bring forward a vote of confidence in parliament ...