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

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

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

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor ...

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

The vote comes at a pivotal time for Europe, which faces an increasingly assertive Trump administration.

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...