The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

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

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.

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

Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between EU ...

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 ...

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

STORY: It was this fiery speech in December by German Left Party leader Heidi Reichinnek that went viral on social media, ...

Germany's election delivered a fragmented result, with CDU/CSU winning 28.5% but needing SPD to form a ‘Grand Coalition.’ ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the recent general election. But they have still landed ...