The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...

Merz supports renewable energy, but his party resists aggressive climate action. The push for a green transition faces ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

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

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

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

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

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.