Notably, the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 19.5 percent votes. Its leader Alice Weidel expressed her ...

The German electorate has boosted conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in transatlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

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

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Only a peaceful Europe can guarantee Germany’s continued rise as the continent’s economic and political engine ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged victorious in Germany’s snap parliamentary elections, dealing a significant blow to ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's potential next chancellor, prioritizes European unity and security amid global challenges.

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling ...

The victory in the general elections in Germany was expected to be won by the CDU/CSU bloc. He will be asked to form a new ...

Sean O’Grady takes a look at what the outcome says about the country’s left-right balance, and how it might play out for the main parties ...