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

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

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

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democrats (SPD) has sacked Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Liberals (FDP). The leaders of what is known in Germany as the "traffic light coalition" - ...

While the United States was still busy counting votes, Germany’s ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz suddenly fell ...

For decades, German governments have pursued the project of a free-market European empire. Today the war in Ukraine and US ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early ...

Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was fired by the chancellor last Wednesday. The rupture led Lindner's liberal FDP ...

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

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

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