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

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

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

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

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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