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.
German election: Conservative CDU/CSU leads 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%, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Why a political earthquake will hit Germany next week: A failing economy, creaking infrastructure and an asylum seeker's horrifying attack. ROBERT HARDMAN beholds the AfD's ...
Yet another asylum seeker has just launched a deranged attack out of nowhere on innocent members of the public.
German election: CDU/CSU clearly ahead in the polls
Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that he will can return to office following the election on February 23. The incumbent ...
Can The Alternative For Germany Save NATO?
We are at an existential milestone for our freedom and security,” declared German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who ...