Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.
AfD support surges after Munich terror attack as voters urge hardline Trump-style approach
EXCLUSIVE: Polling for the Daily Express shows that support for the right-wing Alternative for Deutschland party in Germany ...
A far-right party is heading for its strongest result yet in Germany's election. Here's what to know
Alternative for Germany (AfD) appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding ...
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What Germany’s East-West divide means for the election
Despite making up less than one-fifth of the German population, eastern German voters are in particular focus ahead of the ...
German election: Who are the key players and what is at stake?
German voters are heading to the polls on Sunday, February 23 to decide who will run their next government. ITV News explains ...
German election: CDU/CSU clearly ahead in the polls
Given the current poll figures, this does not seem very realistic. In 2021, the SPD won the Bundestag election with 25.7% of the vote. In the current ARD Deutschlandtrend poll, it is down to 14%, ...
JD Vance accuses European leaders of ‘running scared’ of their own voters
US vice-president JD Vance read European leaders – in particular Germany – the riot act on Friday, accusing them of running ...
Munich attack: Car drives into crowd with 30 injured - Afghan asylum seeker arrested
Dozens of people have been injured after a white Mini Cooper was driven into a crowd of people in a “suspected attack” in Munich. German Police initially said 28 people had been injured in the ...