Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Elon Musk congratulates far-right party’s gains says AfD leader - Friedrich Merz set to become new chancellor after ...

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

That cemented its primacy in a region that has long been its stronghold, and where it won its first state election last year.

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

He has repeatedly pledged not to work with the far-right anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party despite their second-place finish.

Both the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland and the far-left Die Linke saw significant gains and were the most popular ...

Federal Election has exacerbated the political crisis in Germany and Europe. The result confronts workers and young people ...

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...