Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

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

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

Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has said she missed a congratulatory call from ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader ...

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

President Trump and Elon Musk float the idea of giving taxpayers checks with savings from government cuts. Germany’s ...

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

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...