While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

Germany holds its snap national election on Sunday following the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition, and the ...

Japan's biggest refiner, Eneos Corp, said on Friday it had shut down a 141,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit ...

The margin of error for individual polls is estimated from the poll’s sample size and the number of eligible German voters ...

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

For decades, Germany maintained a robust ‘firewall’ between the centre-right CDU and the far-right AfD. Political ...

The far-right AfD – which is anti-reform – trails the CDU on 21 per cent, with the ruling SPD on 16 per cent and the Greens ...

Germany's elections are taking place on Sunday, and it is the party set to finish second that is attracting much of the ...

Only 15% of women identify Merz as the political leader best suited to become chancellor, compared to 21% of men. The only other candidate demonstrating a similar divide is Alice Weidel, leader of the ...

German federal elections on Sunday will not only determine the future of Europe’s largest economy, but also the outlook for the whole continent as it grapples with existential questions, after the ...

Friedrich Merz has criticized Olaf Scholz on the economy, but experts question if a government led by the Christian ...