He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

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

Friedrich Merz is on track to become Germany's next chancellor after his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party ...

Frederick Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats, is virtually assured of becoming Germany's next chancellor.

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

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.

After Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a plurality of seats in federal elections Sunday, party ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said an "absolute priority" for him will be to distance Europe from the ...

The Christian Democratic Union has won a plurality in the Bundestag, preliminary exit polls suggested Sunday, while the ...

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...