Germany elected a new government headed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a center-right party, sweeping out the ...

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? - Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...