The first three-way talks between the SPD, FDP and Greens will take place on Thursday

Laschet has been trailing his Social Democrat challenger Olaf Scholz in the race for the chancellery...

Merkel plans to stand down after the election with  the SPD's Scholz likely to become her...

Bangladesh's only Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus joins former world leaders 

The German chancellor is due to formally launch her fourth-term government next Wednesday

Angela Merkel could be sworn in for a fourth term, in a repeat of the grand coalition that has governed...