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The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between EU ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Merz supports renewable energy, but his party resists aggressive climate action. The push for a green transition faces ...

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

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

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

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said an 'absolute priority' for him will be to distance Europe from the U.S.