Riding high in the polls, Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats are champing at the bit to fight in a federal election campaign. But it's not all a bed of roses for the center-right conservatives.

After Germany’s government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, Scholz said he would lead the country with a minority government,

Germany's ruling coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe's largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the man hoping to replace him, Friedrich Merz, held discussions in Berlin for around 30 minutes on Thursday following the collapse of the country's centre-left coalition.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz focused on foreign issues speaking at an EU meeting in Budapest after the unraveling of his coalition at home. The leader of the opposition repeated a call for an early vote around the same time.

The Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, has dismissed the Minister of Finance and the leader of the coalition Free Democratic Party (FDP), making early elections in our western neighbour almost certain.

Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition. Chancellor Olaf Scholz dramatically fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro