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

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

Friedrich Merz, whose party won the most seats in Germany's federal election, is likely to become the next chancellor.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won the national election on Sunday, while far-right Alternative for ...

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

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

EVEN AS COUNTING continues in Germany’s election, three things are clear. The first is that the opposition conservative ...

Pro-atomic countries are optimistic that center-right winner Friedrich Merz can help ease the EU’s never-ending nuclear spat.

Germany’s conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the elections, securing over 28% of the vote, while the far-right AfD gained over 20%. Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD suffered a historic low ...

Friedrich Merz‘s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning, we’ll get to ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in fewer than four years after the head of the centre-right opposition, Friedrich ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...