Germany's Merz questions Nato's future after election win as Musk congratulates far-right AfD
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
The Latest: Opposition leader Merz set to form Germany's next government
Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s ...
Election winner Merz invites Netanyahu to Germany, says Israeli's office
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that he would invite him to Germany in ...
Europe Should 'Achieve Independence' From US, Says Germany's Merz
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...
Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says
Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.
Germany's Merz faces tricky talks with potential coalition ally
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Merz will aggressively pursue economic ties between U.S. and Germany, former ambassador says
John Emerson, former U.S. ambassador to Germany, discusses the German election result, which he describes as "very good news.