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

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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

"China is glad to see Germany and the European Union play an important role in global affairs. It supports the integration of ...

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over ...

F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...

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

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

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

The centre-right CDU's leader has committed himself to taking a more active role in the bloc in the midst of what he says is ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...