As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading ...

He has neither Obama’s swagger nor Macron’s grandiose vision, let alone Angela Merkel’s reputation for integrity and selflessness.

Bidding to be Germany’s next leader are the incumbent, the leader of the opposition, the vice chancellor, and a far-right ...

The next leader of Europe's biggest economy will face a public deeply dissatisfied with living standards, housing and less ...

The federal elections in Germany are scheduled for February 23, having been preponed seven months due to the collapse of the governing coalition in December 2024. A total of 630 members will be ...

Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...

The frontrunner in the race to run Germany is Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats (CDU) are up to 10 points ahead in ...

Having established a clear lead over both the centre-Left Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens, this motley movement of ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

EXCLUSIVE: Polling for the Daily Express shows that support for the right-wing Alternative for Deutschland party in Germany ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.