Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won an unexciting victory in a national election Sunday, while ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to lead Germany amidst significant economic and diplomatic challenges. Known for his conservative stance and political resilience, Merz's leadership signals a shift to the ...

Official count confirms that mainstream conservatives won German election as AfD surged to become second largest party.

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck plans to step back from any leadership role in the Greens after his party suffered ...

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is working overtime to warn Germans that the time of stagnation that prevailed under the former chancellor Olaf Scholz must come to an end.

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

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025 in Halle, ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz is set to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party placed first in Sunday’s election. Merz said Germany and Europe must achieve independence from ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country's national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union's largest country and creating ...

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