The outcome of Germany’s federal election raises a question with vast implications for Europe and the world: How faithfully ...

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

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Germany's incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said an "absolute priority" for him will be to distance Europe from the ...

Germany's Left Party will vote against a special fund for increased military spending in the next legislature, party leader ...

Germany's next leader, conservative Friedrich Merz, has raised the alarm over European defence but the clock is ticking for ...

Movement (M23) fighters seized an airport serving Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a day before the African ...

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

While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of ...

Germany's conservative CDU/CSU bloc won most votes in Sunday's national election and could form a government with the Social ...

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises ...

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