Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Put simply, more than four in every five of Germany's 59.2 million voters turned out. It reflects just how energised Germans ...

Germany's likely next chancellor warned Europe can no longer rely on its American allies: "I never thought I would end up one ...

Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election​, while far ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, ...

The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...

Maps show how every district in Germany voted. The conservative Christian Democrats have won the most seats while the ...

German stocks rallied on Monday and the euro reached a one-month high after Germany’s election result put centrist parties on ...

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.