Is European youth giving up on democracy? The latest YouGov poll of Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) suggests that ...

Western allies have sought post-war German rearmament before. While German defence spending has been miserly for decades, it ...

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

Merz's forthright, "shoot-from-the-hip" style of politics could add an interesting dimension to the meeting. His remarks can be surprising and make headlines - a stark contrast to those of his more ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to gain “independence” from the US after his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance won parliamentary elections. The elections were held amid doubts on US President Donald ...

Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was fighting for re-election where he faced strong opposition in Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Alice Weidel of the far ...

Germany Elections: Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the race, while far-right AfD eyes ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel saw her far-right party surge in Germany's legislative elections on Sunday with its best-ever showing at 19.7 percent. As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

Alice Weidel, the AfD’s candidate for chancellor, has said her party wishes to be part of a coalition government, but also alleged the CDU may have committed “election fraud”.

The candidates are incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, opposition leader Friedrich Merz, Vice Chancellor and environmentalist Greens candidate Robert Habeck and co-leader of the AfD Alice Weidel.