Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

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

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

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

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

Friedrich Merz wasted no time in heralding a new era for Europe, and one without the US as a key partner, writes Europe ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Trump's statements on Ukraine last week make it "clear" Americans are "largely indifferent to the fate of Europe," Merz said.

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...