The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

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

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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...

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

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

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

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...

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

Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...