Members of the German chancellor's Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country. View on euronews

Party co-leader Felix Banaszak said the "central question of survival" for current and future generations was ignored in Sunday's 90-minute debate. Instead, the top two candidates to become Germany's next leader clashed over issues such as cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD),

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday touted his performance in a heated TV debate with his conservative rival Friedrich Merz, as the election campaign entered the home stretch with less than two weeks to go until the country heads to the polls.

The German party that has most embraced the Trump administration is the AfD, which received multiple endorsements from Trump's ally Elon Musk, resulting in his conversation on X with the party's chancellor candidate Alice Weidel.

Germany's top contenders for chancellor faced off in a televised debate, with clashes over topics like immigration, the economy and the far right. But as commentators dub it 'boring', will it have any impact on voters?

Chancellor Olaf Scholz struggled to land the decisive blow he urgently needs on conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz in the first of two televised debates ahead of Germany’s snap election in two weeks.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday touted his performance in a TV debate with his conservative rival Friedrich Merz, with less than two weeks to go until the country heads to the polls. "I intend to win the election.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc will be presenting their visions of the country's future. Follow DW for the latest.