POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

Tensions are rising as the German election on February 23 draws ever closer. The tone among the parties had already become rougher in recent weeks, with candidates fighting for every vote. But the ...

Support for Germany’s conservative opposition gained slightly in a new poll, suggesting CDU leader Friedrich Merz’s controversial push for tougher migration rules hasn’t hurt his election prospects. M ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other key European leaders are deep underwater in popular support, according to a new poll ...

Thomas Schulz, CEO of Bilfinger, Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE, Bettina Orlopp, CEO of Commerzbank, and Tom Mackenzie, anchor ...

Germany elects a new parliament on February 23, with potential ramifications for the financial industry of Europe's largest ...

And the defence minister, Boris Pistorius, has become Germany’s most popular politician despite issuing stark warnings that ...

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

The opinion of German citizens about ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has deteriorated markedly since the end of her reign, ...

Protests have erupted across Germany in the wake of two contentious parliamentary votes on immigration, with marchers venting anger at the conservative bloc for breaking the taboo on collaborating ...