Based on current polls, the CDU is the dominant party and it is likely that Friedrich Merz will become Chancellor, with the ...

Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he could be open to reforming the debt brake, which limits the public deficit to 0.35% of ...

Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz said he’s open to reform Germany’s strict borrowing limits as long as ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has welcomed his party's agreement with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday appealed to parties to pass measures such as raising child benefits and lifting tax ...

One option is to suspend the debt brake citing special circumstances. Germany reimposed the debt brake in 2024 after four ...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16, paving ...

Germany will hold elections in just over 100 days after chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD and the centre-right CDU struck a deal ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who’s dominating polls ahead of an expected snap election, said he would look to ink ...

Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition ...