Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

Angela Merkel has praised Horst Koehler for his ... in Germany’s monetary unification in 1990 – when the former East Germany adopted the West German mark. He also helped prepare for the ...

Maassen has been repeatedly accused of using antisemitic codes, ranting about 'globalists,' a 'new world order,' or an ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

A crisis-ridden, politically unstable Germany is coping with a brash and unpredictable Trump presidency. Germans look set to alter course and push for more independence after snap elections on Feb. 23 ...

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...