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

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

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

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

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

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

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

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

F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...

Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...