Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold ...

The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic ...

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday but a fractured vote handed the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Germany may face months of uncertainty after the CDU/CSU conservative bloc won the national election but with no clear option ...

Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.

Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the ...

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

Germany may approve a defense fund before the new parliament convenes, leaving borrowing debates for new lawmakers. Merz ...

A wobbly Social Democrats led coalition lasted just three years and lost amidst resentment over Germany’s economic downturn ...

The Christian Democrat, whose party won the parliamentary elections, quickly began negotiating with the Social Democrats to ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...