Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

given the Trump administration’s newly antagonistic relationship with Germany and Europe. First projections will come in once ...

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

German citizens aged 18 and up can vote. At least 59.2 million people in the nation of 84 million are eligible, about 2.3 ...

Today some 59.2 million Germans are eligible to vote in federal elections - of which 2.3 million people are first-time-voters ...

But Germany’s voting system is notoriously complex, making it difficult for many to digest the results as they roll in on election night. This year, a newly reformed electoral law designed to shrink a ...

Frontrunner Friedrich Merz has vowed a tough rightward shift if elected to win back voters from the far-right ...