Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Germany is headed for elections later this month after its coalition collapse late last year. Here is a guide to the ...

Horst Köhler spent most of his early life as a refugee and became a highly popular president. He was also lauded for his post ...

Bidding to be Germany’s next leader are the incumbent, the leader of the opposition, the vice chancellor, and a far-right ...

Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...

Germany heads to the polls this week facing a challenge for power from the far-right. In the run-up to the historic vote, ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Germany’s Zeitenwende, the historic shift in its defense and foreign policy, has not lived up to its promises, says Dr.

The German problem is back with a vengeance. Only this time the problem is not Hitler’s monstrous war machine, but the Pied ...

After the vote, Merkel accused Merz of breaking a pledge he made following the collapse of Germany's coalition government not to work with the AfD to pass legislation. Merkel, who once led the CDU ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

Nine years after he left politics, the announcement of Merkel’s resignation from Germany’s top job paved the way for Merz to re-enter. After two failed bids for CDU party leadership ...