A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

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Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

The Leader of the AfD remarks that America can have a docile Germany and pay most of its defense bills — or leave Germany to ...

Following a tightly contested election, German conservatives under Friedrich Merz are pursuing a rapid coalition formation. The far-right Alternative for Germany achieved unprecedented support, while ...

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

WWII chancellor, reflecting a long political journey shadowed by Angela Merkel. Despite never holding government office, Merz leads the center-right Union bloc and faces challenges like economic ...

Photo: Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while ...

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...