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

THE last time Germany held a snap national election, in 2005, there was a change of power from left-of-centre to ...

AfD saw the biggest victory of a far right party since WWII as Social Democrats suffered their largest postwar defeat.

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

Much of Mr Merz's leadership of Europe, however, depends on how fast he can revive Germany's economy ...

Friedrich Merz’s coalition, comprising CDU and its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), secured the largest vote ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have emerged victorious in Germany’s snap parliamentary elections, dealing a significant blow to ...

The squeeze of the centre creates a pressing headache for Merz regarding the delivery of his core promise to bolster Germany’s defence.

The half-naked protester was filmed defacing remnants of the Berlin Wall kept outside the German embassy in Ukraine capital ...

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

An astounding map that has emerged from Germany’s general election has shown just how divided the nation at the heart of Europe is.

The German election on Sunday demonstrated that voters demand a stark change in how the ruling coalition has governed the ...