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

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

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

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

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 ...

For Austria, the political situation is unprecedented, as coalition formation talks have never taken this long. View on ...

The three biggest centrist parties in Austria's parliament on signalled on Saturday they were on the verge of agreeing a ...

Austria's conservative People's Party and Social Democrats have expanded their coalition talks to include the liberal Neos party, aiming for a solid parliamentary majority. With the Freedom Party's ...

Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) and Social Democrats (SPO) said on Friday they had widened their talks aimed at ...