Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Far-right gains and a ‘sharper and edgier’ chancellor are among the takeaways from the country’s contest, an expert says.

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

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

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

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election. German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...