Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

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

Europe must ensure that Ukraine remains capable of defending itself even after a ceasefire, which remains a far-off prospect, ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the ...

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, has said "from tomorrow we start working" on forming a government as ...

On the list for the next chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice-chancellor, and — for the ...

Despite falling more than 9 percentage points to 16.3% in Sunday’s election, the SPD will probably be tapped by-election ...