Germany’s Friedrich Merz has pledged to gain “independence” from the US after his centre-right CDU/CSU alliance won ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

BERLIN – Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a ...

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there’s a distinct ...

Germany's Robert Habeck, who had run in Sunday's election as the chancellor candidate for the environmentalist Greens, said ...

German stocks rose modestly after a solid election victory for the conservative Friedrich Merz left him with a clear path to ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

Germany’s blue-chip DAX index climbed early Monday as investors digested the outcome of the country’s federal election over ...

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

The campaign was dominated by worries about the yearslong stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy and pressure to curb ...

AfD's rise to become the second-largest party in Germany on Sunday's election is a boost to the country's conservative ...