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

Merkel enjoyed an improbable rise from East German chemistry researcher to her reunited country’s first female chancellor.

Germany elected a new government headed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a center-right party, sweeping out the ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his victory in Sunday's ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc has won the national election and now faces coalition talks. Merz seemed keen to get to work right away, saying that "the world isn't waiting for us." ...

The victory in the general elections in Germany was expected to be won by the CDU/CSU bloc. He will be asked to form a new ...

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