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

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way forward for an early ...

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 on Wednesday defended his decision to fire finance minister Christian Lindner, which prompted ...

Germany will hold a snap election on February 23 after the country's three-party coalition collapsed last week. The date for ...

following last week's implosion of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition. Spending questions were central to the tensions between Scholz and former finance minister Christian Lindner, who was ...

The coalition could not agree how to fund new support for Ukraine and failed to fully implement the ‘Zeitenwende’. A new ...

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