Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for ...

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

The Christian Democratic Union’s victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD.

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Germany’s center-right parties are on course to return to power after four years in opposition, while a far-right party that ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over ...