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

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

Friedrich Merz, Germany's potential next chancellor, prioritizes European unity and security amid global challenges.

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has opened talks with the Social Democrats over ways to quickly ramp up ...

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

The victory of Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats (CDU) in Sunday’s parliamentary election gives Germany a new opportunity to fix the crumbling foundations of its postwar success. Once a rock ...

As Germany votes to elect its new chancellor, far right may make substantial gains thanks to its Tik Tok campaign Germany ...

The squeeze of the centre creates a pressing headache for Merz regarding the delivery of his core promise to bolster Germany’s defence.

The American message in Munich a week ago made German-US relations an unexpectedly divisive German election issue. Germans ...

Friedrich Merz, set to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor following the country’s election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and security amid the challenges posed by a new Trump ...

Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said yesterday that the surge of the far-right AfD to 20 percent voter support was “the last warning” to the country’s mainstream parties.