Germany's political parties are financed through ... to fund a large-scale poster campaign for the February 23 election. While gifts from outside the European Union are limited to E1,000 ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

As Germany rearms, Patrick Howse visits the eastern state of Saxony, where the country's cultural elite are now also taking ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...