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

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Friedrich Merz, whose party won the most seats in Germany's federal election, is likely to become the next chancellor.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to gain “independence” from the US after his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance won ...

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

One of the next chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first challenges will be dealing with Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on imports.

The conservative CDU/CSU won, and the chancellor's Social Democrats were voted out in a disastrous result for the party. One in five Germans voted for the far right. What does this mean for Germany?

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Pro-atomic countries are optimistic that center-right winner Friedrich Merz can help ease the EU’s never-ending nuclear spat.

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

Is the outcome of the German election bullish for European stocks? It depends on the degree to which “realpolitik” prevails ...