Friedrich Merz’s conservatives triumphed in Germany’s elections, obtaining over 28% of the vote, as the far-right AfD gained ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

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

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

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

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Friedrich Merz is Europe's last hope, provided that he goes beyond the caricature of the chancellor created under the ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...

The German electorate has boosted conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in transatlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Its early projection suggests Friedrich Merz’s CDU has won 28.9 per cent of the vote, while AfD have secured 19.9 and, ...