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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

there will be an interim Chancellor Friedrich Merz and in the coming years we will overtake the Union.” Merz dismissed the idea that voters wanted a coalition with AfD. “We have fundamentally ...

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

Exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic ... bloc at 28.5-29% and Alternative for Germany, or AfD, at 19.5-20% — roughly double its result from ...

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

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...