Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Germany's 2025 election results show a CDU/CSU victory, a Merz chancellorship, AfD's surge, SPD decline, and shifting political dynamics with major European impact.

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU bloc has won the national election and now faces coalition talks. Merz seemed keen to get to work ...

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...

World| The German leader revealed that he had a "lengthy" discussion with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was en route ...

Merz’s CDU/CSU bloc won 28.6% of the votes, followed by 20.8% for the far-right Alternative for Germany, according to the ...

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

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

Stock futures are firmly higher this morning, looking to shake off last week's dismal results ahead of big earnings ...

In mid-morning trade, stocks in Frankfurt were outperforming rivals in London and Paris after federal elections over the weekend. The center-right CDU/CSU grouping is set to lead the next government, ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to gain “independence” from the US after his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance won ...