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

Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German ...

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

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

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

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after initial results showed ...

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

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.