Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...

In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them. One of the most pointless cliches holds that “those who do not learn from ...

BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany's upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest the norm-shattering overtures by Germany's conservatives towards the far ...

Countries that malign migrants are in quite serious need of new people. Nations in the wealthy world face a top-heavy future- ...

Despite loud protests and criticism from its own ranks, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party wants to immediately ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Horst Köhler was never a man to actively seek the limelight. Nevertheless, in the spring of 2010, he dominated the headlines across Germany for weeks. At that time he was Germany's president, the ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an outsider to the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...