A bit like Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock looked one day after the Bundestag elections. Until CDU leader Friedrich Merz is elected as the new Chancellor, the current government with its Green ...

Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the general election. But they have still landed in ...

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

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election. German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national ...

The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has ...

If Europe’s leaders dare learn the tough lesson Trump is teaching, they will restore national cohesion — which prosperity ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

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