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

For the United States to put its considerable clout behind a German political party whose leaders minimize Nazi crimes is a blunder of historic proportions.

Merz's most likely partner is Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats, although probably without Scholz himself. The ...

Sunday's vote is being held more than half a year ahead of schedule after centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way ...

Germany has a reformed voting system that has been in effect since 2023. This system prioritises proportionality over individual member seats ...

Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. WHAT IS GERMANY'S HYBRID VOTING SYSTEM? Germany's reformed voting system ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe looks ...