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 ...

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 ...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Nov 10 that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in Parliament ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s open to moving up a parliamentary confidence vote by several weeks to before ...

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 ...

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

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