Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

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

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

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

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

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

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...