Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

The potentially next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubted that NATO would remain in its "current form" in light of ...

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s ...

Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

After the victory of conservative Friedrich Merz, German businesses are calling on him to create a stable government willing ...

Merz, who is set to become Germany’s next Chancellor, said that the Trump administration is ignoring Europe and growing ...

Following the victory of the Christian Democrats with Friedrich Merz in the Bundestag election, Brussels has not only offered ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

BERLIN - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Left Party jointly secured one third of seats in the new ...

“This is a historic success for us—our best result ever,” AfD’s chancellor candidate and co-leader, Alice Weidel, told ...