Opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) claimed victory. while Chancellor Olaf ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

The American message in Munich a week ago made German-US relations an unexpectedly divisive German election issue. Germans ...

The likely next chancellor will face obstruction from the far left and far right, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest ...

The new government must "focus on getting the economy out of its structural stagnation...if the main motivation of such a ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the ...

The multi-faceted Friedrich Merz promises to be a most indecipherable head of government. Only one thing's for certain: He is ...

Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, crumbling ...

The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The ...

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 ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it's likely that combatting climate change will remain a priority.

Friedrich Merz, Germany's election winner, has warned the U.S. against alienating allies while urging Europe to enhance its defense capabilities amid a tense transatlantic scenario. Merz's ...