German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early ...

The leader of Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Tuesday said he believes the winner of national elections set to ...

The decision follows a budget fight that prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz to fire his finance minister and announce a ...

The date for the German federal election has been set for Feb. 23, earlier than Chancellor Olaf Scholz had originally ...

There was no holding Olaf Scholz back as he told astonished reporters in the halls of Berlin’s chancellery building on ...

Trouble has been building within the German government for some time, so it was no surprise that Christian Lindner finally ...

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday, signalling the exit of the rebellious head of the liberal Free Democrats (FDP). Reuters Germany’s coalition government ...

With elections due in just over three months' time, Germany's conservative opposition is riding high in the opinion polls.

The man at the heart of the dramatic collapse of Germany's fractious ruling coalition, Finance Minister Christian Lindner, had long signalled his unhappiness with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian democratic (CDU/CSU) opposition, is pushing for a confidence vote before ...