German citizens aged 18 and up can vote. At least 59.2 million people in the nation of 84 million are eligible, about 2.3 ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

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

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

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

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz stepped up his attacks on rival Robert Habeck from the Greens as the campaign ahead of Germany’s federal election enters the final stretch.

Polls open in Germany for election that could shape Europe’s response to new Trump administration and Russia-Ukraine war.