Friedrich Merz Germany 2025: Winner Merz weighing up coalition options after ruling out AfD partership The Conservative CDU won the 2025 German Federal Election and…
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Olaf Scholz is a German politician who served as the Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025.He was the leader of Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was defeated by Friedrich Merz.
German election latest – Exit poll predicts CDU win as far-right AfD surges and Olaf Scholz humiliated Exit polls have now been published for the German Federal election…
There’s a lot to learn about how people in Germany vote, and how age, gender, occupation, education and where you live can influence your political leanings.
On Sunday 23 February 2025, Germans will head to the polling stations to cast their votes in the snap federal election. They will vote twice: once for a candidate in their local constituency and a second vote for a German political party at the state level.
A newfound “spirit of optimism” echoed throughout speeches at the Left Party’s (Die Linke) convention in Berlin on Saturday, signalling a potential turnaround for Die Linke as Germany’s February 23 parliamentary elections approach.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a parliamentary confidence vote, paving the way for early elections on February 23. The move follows the collapse of his three-party coalition in November, leaving Scholz leading a minority government reliant on opposition support.
On Monday afternoon the time had come it was due to be a hard but fair day for Olaf Scholz. Who asked the question of…
As Germany faces significant economic challenges, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has taken the rare step of submitting a vote of confidence to parliament. The decision,…
The announcement, which Boris Pistorius made in a video posted to SDP social media channels, clears the way for incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz to run…
Scholz’s SPD narrowly defeats far-right AfD in crucial Brandenburg election Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz narrowly avoided a significant political setback as exit polls suggest his…
EU and Serbia sign historic lithium mining agreement The EU has praised a new lithium mining agreement with Serbia as a “historic day for Serbia…
The beleaguered government coalition led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is currently facing a crisis after the country’s constitutional court deemed its draft budget illegal.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the heads of Germany’s 16 states on Wednesday agreed on new measures to tackle soaring migration after crunch talks.
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit in a bid to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the latest European leaders to visit China be able to manage the fine balance between trade and geopolitics?
Ukraine close to EU candidate status could be granted as early as next month, with a roadmap to full membership but with conditions, to appease…
The EU signals ceasefire with Russia in Ukraine at Paris peace talks. A joint communication as the EU signals ceasefire with Russia.
Ukraine-Russia crisis German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells Macron that diplomacy can fix the US-Ukraine and Russia standoff, with a united Europe.
Olaf Scholz has been voted in as Germany’s new chancellor. He has been described as being very similar to Angela Merkel and its the reason why he was elected so swiftly.