Germany Election

German Chancellor Scholz to submit Parl request to hold confidence vote

Scholz has agreed with the opposition to hold the vote on Feb 23, setting Germany up for a short and wintry election campaign

German opposition leader Merz visits Ukraine amid snap election campaign

The Ukraine war is panning out to be one of the top issues in the campaign ahead of Germany's snap election, scheduled for Feb. 23 after the collapse of Scholz's fractious coalition

German far-left leader Wagenknecht turns power broker after state votes

The BSW, which wants to curb immigration and stop arming Ukraine, was founded only in January after splitting from the Left party

German State Secy invites Indians to explore opportunities in Germany

Leonie Gebers emphasised the great potential of India and expressed Germany's interest in collaborating across different sectors

German industry association expects economy to barely grow in 2024

Russwurm urged Germany's coalition parties to find an agreement and move forward, saying paralysis would be the worst of all scenarios

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier re-elected for another term

The president was elected with a big majority by a special assembly made up of the members of parliament's lower house and representatives of Germany's 16 states

German poll results now official, Scholz closes in on Chancellorship

Almost three weeks after the federal election of Germany's 20th Bundestag or lower house of Parliament, the Federal Electoral Committee officially confirmed the final result

German companies urge the next government to step up on climate

Dozens of large German companies have urged the country's next government to put in place ambitious policies to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord.

Majority of Germans want Scholz to form coalition with Greens, FDP: Poll

A continuation of the current grand coalition between SPD and CDU/CSU was the least favoured option with 22 per cent,according to the survey conducted among just over 1,200 people.

Angela Merkel's bloc narrowly loses to Scholz's Social Democrats

Paper-thin centre-left win ends 16 yrs of conservative-led Merkel govt

Germany embarks on tricky search for post-Merkel government

Social Democrats' narrow win over Merkel's bloc leaves German govt in limbo

Germany's Green Party makes election pledge to meet climate goals

With less than 2 months before Germany holds an election, the environmentalist Green party has announced a 10-point plan that puts the Paris climate accord's goal at the heart of its election program

Laschet gains upper hand in fight to succeed Angela Merkel in Germany

Laschet, the head of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, won the backing of 31 out of 46 members of his party's top committee

Promising renewal, Baerbock to run as German Greens chancellor candidate

I stand for renewal, others stand for status quo, says Baerbock

Germany: Leader of Merkel's party moves forward in bid for chancellor

The head of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, Armin Laschet, on Monday rallied his party's leadership behind his bid to become the center-right candidate for Germany's next leader

Germany: Angela Merkel's CDU party suffers heavy setbacks in state polls

Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered heavy setbacks in two state polls, an inauspicious start in the key election year which is expected to produce a successor to the chancellor

Germany votes as history beckons for Merkel's fourth victory and far-right

Chancellor Merkel and her main challenger have urged Germans not to back the right-wing populist AfD party

German election: Tech, real estate seen benefitting from likely outcome

The ruling Christian Democrat Union-led bloc is likely to come out ahead