Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

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

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...

Merz has pledged to tighten immigration controls, introducing a five-point plan that includes stricter border checks, entry ...