A sense of urgency is rising as parties on the extreme right and left may be able to block defense spending when Germany’s ...

CDU's Friedrich Merz has claimed victory while SPD's Olaf Scholz has regretted the "bitter" election result. The German ...

Friedrich Merz may create a new European military alliance.

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

Despite significant gains for the far right, the election may just result in a German government able to take on a leadership role in Europe.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country's election on Sunday, said ...