Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, ...

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The Christian Democratic Union Party's win in Germany ensures that Europe's biggest economy is likely to continue to lead on ...

Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...

President Donald Trump has a plan to save Europe, and the results of Sunday's election in Germany show it's working. The ...

Facing a slowing German economy, high energy bills, onerous bureaucracy and the threat of US tariffs, a Black Forest-based ...

Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said a truce between Russia and Ukraine could be just weeks away, paving the way for sustainable peace negotiations, but warned it must be a "substantial" deal backed ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

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After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...