Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, putting its leader Friedrich Merz in pole position to be next chancellor. Follow ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Vice President J D Vance’s unwarranted, harsh, and undiplomatic remarks to European leaders deeply wounded the longstanding alliance between the US and Europe. His speech was not just a critique – it ...

Germany votes in a national election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition. Conservative leader ...