The Latest Breaking News from Bundestag

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative to the far right.

The ruling coalition fell apart last month after the chancellor dismissed his finance minister. An election is now expected in late February

AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home

Chancellor makes fiery appeal in parliament for opposition support ‘for the good of the country’

After collapse of governing coalition, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier backs timeline for February 23 vote.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks early vote of confidence following coalition collapse, potentially leading to a new election in February.

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile coalition between Social Democrats, Greens, and the Free Democratic Party to collapse. For once, Scholz, often mocked as a robotic speaker without emotion, appeared to…

Unexpected crisis throws Europe’s largest economy into political disarray

Christian Dürr’s 75-second video, part of efforts to challenge far right party’s influence on platform, triggers slew of ‘cringe’ comments