The elections follow last year's collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government, and come at a time of instability, as the continent reels from a United States that is reducing its support ...

His miscalculation can only be compared to very few other incredibly ill-timed political choices — see Matteo Salvini betraying then-Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte from an Italian beach wearing ...

The Solingen attack prompted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government to announced new restrictions ... prison The man convicted of possessing and firing a handgun on a crowded beach at Osoyoos Lake during ...

Key UpdatesElection Day Activities Both Olaf Scholz, Chancellor and SPD candidate ... a distinctive tradition allows residents to cast their votes in iconic beach chairs instead of conventional booths ...

These parties include the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Greens, and the far-right ...

Meanwhile the governing centre-left SPD has slumped to third place in what looks set to be a disastrous result for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party. The party are already describing the result as a ...

But prowling the stage in a dark suit and open shirt with a microphone in hand, Olaf Scholz certainly looked like one on Friday night. At a nearly euphoric rally for someone trailing in the polls ...

The ripple effect that Germany’s election could spell across Britain, the US and EU German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called ...

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the vote. The far-right AfD surged to second place with 20%, while coalition ...

Four candidates are competing for the top chancellor job, incumbent Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Robert Habeck of the ...

Scholz, the 66-year-old incumbent chancellor, is facing an uphill struggle for re-election as his Social Democratic Party struggles to maintain relevance German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves after ...

Despite falling more than 9 percentage points to 16.3% in Sunday’s election, the SPD will probably be tapped by-election winner Merz to enter coalition talks. Germany’s Social Democrats are ...