The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

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

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

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

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 likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that he would invite him to Germany in ...

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.