An analysis of Germany’s election data shows that Sunday’s vote was historic for several reasons. Five key observations show ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he wants to form a government as soon as possible after his CDU/CSU bloc ...

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

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

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

Merz has warned against more paralysis in Berlin at a time US President Donald Trump is driving head-spinning change, the ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

The campaign was dominated by worries about the yearslong stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy and pressure to curb ...