Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

An election win for Germany's conservatives has eased concerns of political gridlock in Europe's biggest economy, but failed ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

German election winner Merz says priority is unity in Europe in light of pressure from Trump administration and Russia.

Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, who finished first in Sunday’s election, has vowed ...

Landau an der Isar, Kempten and Pfarrkirchen – these small towns may be unfamiliar to English, and indeed many German, ears.

German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...

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