Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is set to become Germany’s Chancellor after a modest election victory. Known for controversial remarks about refugees and minorities, Merz has faced ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” ...

German stocks ended Monday higher in Europe after conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the national election with promises ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

The party led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election; the primary voter issues were the economy and ...

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 ...

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

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

Struggling a month ago, the far-left Die Linke party surged into Parliament by riding a backlash against conservative immigration policy.

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the U.S., step by step.” That won’t be easy, for Europe ...

The CDU, along with its Bavarian sister party, the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), garnered a combined 28.6 ...

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 ...