CDU leader Friedrich Merz vows to get to work on the arduous task of building a new coalition government on Monday ...

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

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

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

While the far right made historic gains in Germany’s pivotal federal elections on Sunday, the conservative Christian ...

Germany's economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024, with economists penciling in weak growth this year. The Bundesbank anticipates only 0.2% growth, according to its latest forecasts.

With all constituencies counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after exit polls showed his opposition conservatives were on track to win Sunday ...

European stocks were mostly rising on Monday, with the DAX leading gains after conservative Friedrich Merz won the German federal election. The Christian Democratic Union emerged from Sunday's ...

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The Kremlin expressed cautious optimism about future relations with Germany following Friedrich Merz's election victory. Merz is set to become chancellor, replacing Olaf Scholz's fractured alliance.