German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has congratulated Donald Trump, as the former US president appears poised to return to the White House. “I ...

Germany enters a period of political uncertainty Thursday after its fragile three-party ruling coalition collapsed on the same day Donald Trump won the US election.

The chancellor’s left-leaning Social Democrats will now effectively lead a minority government with its remaining coalition ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said a vote of confidence in Chancellor Olaf Scholz should be held by next week at the latest, paving the way for fresh elections as soon as mid-January.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to fire the finance minister, thus torpedoing the coalition government, and insisted that Germany was ...

Germany is facing a political crisis after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner, dissolving the ruling coalition amid economic woes and growing dissatisfaction with ...

Opposition calls for immediate confidence vote Several German opposition politicians have called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold an immediate vote of confidence rather than in the middle of January ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after divisions over how to revive the lackluster economy triggered ...

Political turmoil comes as Germany’s economy is expected to shrink in 2024 for the second year in a row, or at best stagnate.