Ahead of Sunday’s crucial elections, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces an increasingly precarious political position as his Social Democratic Party (SPD) struggles to maintain relevance.

Just over two months in power — and already facing a political crisis. Recently, Friedrich Merz's coalition has been thrown ...

The Bundestag is debating the government's budget plans, which include record expenditures and debt. The aim is to get the ...

Extreme heat expected in Germany this week, Scholz bids farewell to the SPD, and more news from Germany on Monday.

Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday promised his party the Social Democrats that he can be counted on to cherish its centre-left values long after his time in office. "I intend to be a ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) must be ready for painful compromises in government, parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch said at the party's national conference on Saturday. After ...

The new German government faced its first major roadblock on Thursday after its constituent parties failed to defuse an internal row over whether to reduce electricity prices for individual consumers.

Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a strong warning against harbouring illusions about the further plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a party event on Saturday. The Kremlin leader ...

Some 100 SDP signatories pose a stark challenge to the war fever whipped up by party leaders and Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

ARNSBERG: German conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday praised the cooperation with his Social Democratic coalition partners, after a ...

Germany’s new chancellor says party leaders should have noticed growing discontent among their own lawmakers much earlier.