An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

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

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

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Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), has emerged as the winner of Germany’s ...

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election. German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national ...

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

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

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