Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats have started ...

leader of the center-right Christian Democrats Union, whose 28.6% vote share—including that of the CDU’s Bavarian sister ...

Germany's likely new Chancellor inherits a series of plans for health reform and must deal with an ageing population and underinvestment in infrastructure. Ferry Biedermann reports.

Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have started exploratory talks aimed at forming a new government ...

EU leaders have sharp differences in the defense funding. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovakia's Prime Minister ...

A week after a poor showing in Germany's federal elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left party has won more than 30% of the vote, according to preliminary official results.

The conservative CDU led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look at the wins and losses, seats in ...

Friedrich Merz has a reputation for being tough on China, but the need to accommodate a coalition partner and headwinds from ...

The Christian Social Union (CSU) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parties in Germany, which garnered the most votes in ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrats, has ruled out a coalition with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

One of the party’s most vocal supporters is Musk, the head of the American Department of Government Efficiency. Not only did ...

Germany’s 2025 election results mark a right-wing shift, reshaping European politics and US-EU relations. As CDU and AfD gain ...