After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.

With the Alternative for Germany waiting on the sidelines, any new German government coalition must hang together or hang ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday's election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants to reboot ties with France, do a free-trade deal with Donald Trump and get tougher on ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called on voters to give him a strong mandate to ...

Myself, I live in Germany, where I work as a writer, concert violinist, and broker of rare violin bows. I studied violin ...

At the most newsworthy Munich Security Conference in recent ... 23 election will see the Christian Democrats (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz become the largest party, with the Alternative for Germany ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become the post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong ...

Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz at the Munich Security Conference, 15 February 2025. [RONALD WITTEK/EPA-EFE] PARIS – The likely victory of Friedrich Merz’s ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Sunday’s federal election in Germany was historic for more than one reason. After the collapse of the so-called ‘traffic ...