Germany’s conservative Christian Democrat-led bloc secured 208 out of 630 seats in the lower house of parliament, meaning its ...

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

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

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 ...

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

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund ...

Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics ...

Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...