Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

The resonance of far-right politics among younger voters suggests that Germany’s political landscape is undergoing a ...

Merz supports renewable energy, but his party resists aggressive climate action. The push for a green transition faces ...

President Donald Trump has a plan to save Europe, and the results of Sunday's election in Germany show it's working. The ...

There is a determination among all of Germany's main parties to keep that block in place - and the German public backs them ...

Merz’s Conservative CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German ...

Of all three former governing parties, the Greens performed best in the general election. But they have still landed in ...

Germany could approve a fund to boost defence spending before the outgoing parliament steps down next month, while leaving debate over state borrowing limits to new lawmakers elected on Sunday, an ...

Social Democratic Party co-leader Klingbeil expects conservative chief Merz to change 'course and tone' before talks to form ...