Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to quickly revamp leadership as a role in a new government beckons, even though Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party slumped to its worst election result since ...

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

Despite falling more than 9 percentage points to 16.3% in Sunday’s election, the SPD will probably be tapped by-election ...

The ripple effect that Germany’s election could spell across Britain, the US and EU German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called ...

With 16.4% of the vote, down nine points from 2021, the SPD recorded its worst score since the post-war period. It is likely ...

Scholz, the 66-year-old incumbent chancellor, is facing an uphill struggle for re-election as his Social Democratic Party struggles to maintain relevance German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves after ...

A week after a poor showing in Germany's federal elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party ... Georg Wendt/dpa/picture alliance Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens look ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

"That is my serious concern," said Scholz, who has seen his Social Democrats (SPD) slide to around 15% to 18% in recent polls. Merz's controversial move has set off a wave of protests across ...