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

Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses Germany's unique political framework and how it avoids pitfalls of majoritarianism.

With both France and Germany led by minority governments, the continent’s key powers are likely to be consumed by domestic ...

She was not referring to Donald Trump, but to the small-mindedness of a German political system interested only in itself. On 6 November, Olaf Scholz fired Christian Lindner as finance minister. The ...

The state of German politics should become clearer on ... and setting the stage for a snap election early next year. Political uncertainty in Europe's biggest economy couldn't come at a much ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on political leaders Thursday to act responsibly and prioritize national stability following the unexpected dissolution of the country's left ...

On Wednesday, Scholz fired the rebellious head of the small, liberal and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), deepening a political crisis and setting Germany on the path to new elections.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sacked the country's finance minister and announced a vote of confidence. This could lead to early elections. Would that be a path to restore political stability?

Many in Berlin say a victory for the Republican candidate in next week’s US presidential election will deliver such a shock to the German political system — and the transatlantic alliance ...

The firing came after days of political negotiation between the key members of Germany’s ruling “traffic light” coalition government – Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, Lindner of the ...

In Germany, political parties need to demonstrate a ... Investigators said the group was planning to establish a new system in the country's east inspired by Nazism. "No matter on whose behalf ...