These include an economic malaise that has gripped the country in recent years, with its car-and-export-orientated economy ...

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

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

Recent Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has won in the ...

The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which won the country’s national election with 28.6 percent of the votes, has by far the best chance of forming a new government.

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said Sunday that Europe must boost its own ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

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 ...

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

Friedrich Merz heralds a new era for Europe without the US as a key partner, writes Europe editor Katya Adler.