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

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

Trump congratulates Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz, calling it a "great day for conservatives." But Merz stuns NATO ...

Germany's Christian Democrats win the country's election. Their leader, expected next Chancellor Friedrich Merz, says the ...

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has opened talks with the Social Democrats to quickly approve as much as €200 ...

Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is set to become Germany’s Chancellor after a modest election victory. Known for controversial remarks about refugees and minorities, Merz has faced ...

There’s no hitting the snooze button on this wake-up call. Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting savoring victory in Sunday’s ...

Provisional results confirmed that the mainstream conservative party led by Friedrich Merz has won Germany’s national election.