The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

Sunday’s federal elections in Germany were held at a time when Germany’s support for human rights both at home and on the ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power.

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

The euro eased off highs from a brief rally on Monday as the focus shifted from the election victory of Germany's ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

However, owing to a constitutional amendment brought in by a previous coalition government, public spending in Germany is ...

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

Notably, the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 19.5 percent votes. Its leader Alice Weidel expressed her ...

Financial markets rose on the likelihood of a two-party coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, with Germany's benchmark ...

The Christian Democrats are forming a new coalition, with plans that include a possible restart of nuclear power.