Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

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

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

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Video - Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and millionaire, and a politician accused of cooperating with the far-right ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

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

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

Friedrich Merz has confirmed he hopes to form a coalition government featuring his Christian Democratic Union and the ...