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

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...

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

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

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

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.