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 ...

Vance surprised European leaders by accusing them of suppressing free speech and refusing to work with far-right parties.

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 ...

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the ...

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 ...

The opposition conservative leader Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in the German Federal Elections and the results will ...