13 hours ago · BERLIN — With Germany’s election less than a month away, center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown cold water on the prospect of reviving the country’s traditional grand coalition — bluntly declaring that he “can’t trust” …

1 day ago · Angriff und Gegenangriff im Bundestag: Kanzler Olaf Scholz lieferte sich ein hartes Rededuell mit CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz. Im Mittelpunkt: der Umgang mit der AfD.

1 day ago · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament on Wednesday narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party — a move that drew strong criticism of the front-runner in the campaign for next month’s election.. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party leads the …

1 day ago · Mit versteinerten Mienen nehmen Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, Robert Habeck und Christian Lindner ihre Plätze ein. Immer wieder gehen die Blicke durch die Reihen. Welche und wie viele Abgeordnete ...

23 hours ago · Der Bundeskanzler hält es für möglich, dass Friedrich Merz nicht davor zurückschreckt, mit der AfD zu koalieren. Ein AfD-Parteiverbot sieht Olaf Scholz jedoch kritisch.

13 hours ago · But Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Merz made “an inexcusable mistake.” Merz, determined to show his center-right Union bloc’s commitment to cutting irregular migration after a deadly knife attack last week by a rejected asylum-seeker, put a nonbinding motion to parliament calling for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its borders ...

Nov 7, 2024 · BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to dramatically accelerate the timing of an expected snap election following the collapse of the country’s three-party ruling coalition late Wednesday.

Nov 7, 2024 · Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night move on Wednesday after a marathon of crisis meetings.

Dec 18, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, right, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, addressing Germany’s lower house of Parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, on...

Nov 7, 2024 · The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on opposition leader Friedrich Merz. The 68-year-old, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer and rival of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.