BERLIN, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Germany's coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition "bitter" and urged mainstream parties ...

The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early election on Feb. 23 necessitated by ...

German Chancellor and candidate of th Social Democratic Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, speaks on stage at the party's headquarters, the Willy Brandt House, after the forecast of the German federal ...

BERLIN — German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to minimize political uncertainty after his rocky three-way ...

outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. "I am against a quick shot, we have to evaluate the classification carefully," he said at a church convention in the northern city of Hanover.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost the confidence vote in parliament. It's the end of his fractious coalition government and it marks an historic transition for Europe's largest economy.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a no-confidence vote Monday in the country's Parliament, paving the way for a snap election in February next year. Confidence votes in Germany are relatively rare.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in the German parliament. It is the outcome Scholz had hoped for when he called for the confidence vote last week, analysts say.

Nov. 21, 2024 Earlier this month, as he prepared to give one of the most important speeches of his political career, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany appeared before Parliament in a suit that ...

Germany’s inability to generate meaningful growth is casting a shadow over the long-term prospects for the economy — and political hopes for the three ruling parties under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament on Jan. 15 that is expected to lead to early elections ...