Factbox: Main policy goals of German coalition partners

BERLIN (Reuters) - The leaders of three German parties were set on Wednesday to present a deal to form a coalition government that will see Social Democrat Olaf Scholz replace…

German parties aim to make Scholz chancellor by early December

BERLIN (Reuters) -The three German parties working to form a new coalition government aim to wrap up their talks by the end of November and elect Social Democrat Olaf Scholz…

Germany must resist Russian ‘blackmail’ over pipeline -Greens co-leader

BERLIN (Reuters) - The co-leader of Germany's Green Party accused Russian "blackmail" of causing high energy prices across Europe, saying Moscow is trying to leverage Germany to allow the Nord…

German SPD’s Scholz moves closer to succeeding Merkel as chancellor

By Holger Hansen and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Olaf Scholz, the German centre-left Social Democrats' (SPD) candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, took a major step toward becoming chancellor on Friday,…

German Social Democrats beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor

By Thomas Escritt and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed, and claimed a "clear mandate" to lead a government for the…