After decades of relative stability, the country has entered a new era of political fragmentation and will hold new elections at a precarious time.

E ARLY IN THE morning of November 6th, as Europe digested the result of America’s presidential election, three senior figures in Germany’s government were huddling for crisis talks in Berlin. But Olaf Scholz,

The collapse of Germany's ruling coalition is set to bring more economic pain in the months ahead and just a glimmer of hope for Europe's ailing economic giant if, and that is a big if, it can lead to a less fractious government and more coherent policies.

After months of disputes, Chancellor Olaf Scholz ousted one of his governing partners, adding to the challenges for Europe since Donald Trump’s election.

Under rules created to prevent the kind of coalition chaos that hastened the end of Germany's interwar democracy, the chancellor largely controls the pace of events: the oppositio

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition faces a make-or-break moment on Wednesday as leaders of the three parties convene to forge compromises between their differing visions on rescuing the economy from decline.

Commentators believe that the long-embroiled coalition government of Olaf Scholz had no prospects, and its collapse presents an opportunity for a new beginning. Could Friedrich Merz be the new chancellor?

German Chancellor Scholz says a vote is planned for January, possibly paving the way for snap elections. Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner amid divisions over economic plans pushed forward by Lindner's FDP.