As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued another platitude, calling for Russia's victory in the Ukrainian conflict to be ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says ...

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

Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010, died on Saturday aged 81 after a ...

A respected global policymaker with a particular interest in Africa, Köhler also helmed the International Monetary Fund for ...

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

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

BERLIN — Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the country by resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about ...