The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Exit poll results suggest vast gains for the far-right AfD party and a sizeable shift in the fortunes of Germany’s two ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

The record score achieved by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in elections Sunday is a new boost for hard-right ...

Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...

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

WWII chancellor, prioritizing European unity amid challenges from the U.S. and Russia. Despite never serving in government ...

The leader of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, expressed his shock, telling the Welt newspaper: “Although ...

Its early projection suggests Friedrich Merz’s CDU has won 28.9 per cent of the vote, while AfD have secured 19.9 and, ...

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

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