Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there's a distinct ...

Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far ...

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

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

President Trump and Elon Musk float the idea of giving taxpayers checks with savings from government cuts. Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

Alternative for Germany surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday's national election and became the strongest political force in parts of the country.

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

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