Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

How long all of that would take remains to be seen; in the past, it has varied greatly from government to government. In 2017 ...

The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

The deeper rot in German governance will require more fundamental reforms than any coalition is likely to deliver.

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...

Polls are now open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election comes seven ...

Germany holds its snap national election on Sunday following the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition, and the ...