As expected, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) ...

Nach der Wahl stellt sich das politische Berlin neu auf. Lars Klingbeil ist neuer Fraktionsvorsitzender der SPD. Friedrich Merz muss sich bereits jetzt Fragen zum Haushalt stellen.

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

In Berlin haben Linke und AfD gewonnen – CDU und SPD hätten keine Mehrheit mehr. Wie reagieren die Regierungsparteien? Und ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

The co-leader of Germany's Social Democrats, Lars Klingbeil, said on Wednesday that his party was in talks with election ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose centre-right bloc won the country’s election on Sunday, said the country needs swift coalition talks to form a ...

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Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has ...