German federal election

Germany's Social Democrat chief Martin Schulz acknowledged on May 15 that his party faced a "rocky road" to national elections, after it was soundly beaten in a key state by Chancellor Angela Merkel's party.

A third pollster has put Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) ahead of Angela Merkel's Christian-Democrat (CDU).

This is the first time in ten years that the party has been ahead of its grand coalition partner, according to a DeutschlandTrend poll published by ARD and quoted by Politico.

Social democrat candidate Martin Schulz has better prospects to become Germany's Chancellor in the election this autumn, a new poll shows.

Some 49% of Germans wish that Schulz would get the office, while just 38% would prefer Merkel to keep it.

The Social Democrats (SPD) are narrowing the edge of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the general election in September, a survey shows.

The CDU would get 33% and the SPD would receive 32% of the vote, the figures projecting the center-left party's highest result since April 2006.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) would beat Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives if an election was held today, a poll said on Feb. 6, showing the center-left party was still building on positive momentum after electing former European Parliament head Martin Schulz as leader. 

Social Democrat Martin Schulz would receive the same level of support as German Chancellor Angela Merkel if voters could vote directly for the head of government, showed a survey of ARD TV carried out on Wednesday, cited by Reuters.

Schulz and Merkel have the same level of electoral support - 41%, reported BTA.

Germany's Social Democrats unexpectedly named former European Parliament chief Martin Schulz as their candidate for the chancellorship on Jan. 24, raising the stakes in a September election that promises to be Chancellor Angela Merkel's toughest yet.

German citizens will decide on September 24 whether Angela Merkel will be re-elected for a fourth mandate as German Chancellor, reported AFP.

The federal government decided on this date for parliamentary elections in its proposal to President Joachim Gauck.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has once again been elected to head the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

She received a new two-year mandate from 89 percent of delegates who voted in her favor, and "an 11-minute applause," according to reports.

The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will leave his post.

Schulz, who is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, announced that he intends to return to German politics.

60-year old Schulz will enter German politics where he might compete with Angela Merkel for the post of German Chancellor next year, reported AFP..