The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

Friedrich Merz is Europe's last hope, provided that he goes beyond the caricature of the chancellor created under the ...

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

Germany's national elections saw Olaf Scholz's SPD defeated, with Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU alliance winning over 28% of the ...

German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after what he called “a bitter ...

Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election.