The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, ...

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

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

The crucial question now is which coalition will help Friedrich Merz secure the Chancellorship, and how stable and enduring ...

The leader of AfD, the far-right Germany political party, has boldly claimed it will be the largest party in the country by ...

Sunday’s federal election in Germany was historic for more than one reason. After the collapse of the so-called ‘traffic ...

German politicians reacted on Monday to the preliminary results of the federal parliamentary elections, in which the ...

A long election night in Germany has ended with five parties entering the next parliament and the conservative alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social ...