Friedrich Merz is most likely to become Germany's next chancellor, with the Christian Democratic Union topping votes at just under 29%.

The centre-right CDU's leader has committed himself to taking a more active role in the bloc in the midst of what he says is ...

Officials warn that Germany's federal elections on Sunday might be the last gasp of normalcy in the Bundenstag if establishment parties don't fulfill voters' expectations.

The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.

German authorities have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in a Friday stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial.

Decades after the unification of Germany, the rise of extremist parties has divided the country once again, leaving the ...

Friedrich Merz’s mainstream Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, ...

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling ...

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

Germany’s AfD party placed second in the 2025 election, fueled by immigration fears, despite its association with neo-Nazis.

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.