Friedrich Merz, who was forced out of politics about a decade ago, is all set to replace Olaf Scholz as next German ...

Hailing from Sauerland, a traditionally Catholic and socially conservative region in western Germany, Friedrich Merz has long ...

German chancellor candidates have spoken publicly to their supporters after exit polls came out indicating the results of the ...

Germany’s conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged as the biggest winners in the German federal election, ...

The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

Merz, 69, faces complex and lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf ...

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

The relationship between Europe and the U.S. is one of the world’s longest alliances, and yet it has never been more closely ...