Friedrich Merz faces complex coalition negotiations after the far-right AfD surged to a historic second place in a fractured ...

German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a coalition ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

The far-right AfD and the Left jointly secured the one third of seats needed to block constitutional changes. Both oppose ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, has again ruled out cooperating with ...

Friedrich Merz has confirmed he hopes to form a coalition government featuring his Christian Democratic Union and the ...

With all constituencies counted, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union has claimed victory, while minnows, including ...

The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

The Christian Democrat, whose party won the parliamentary elections, quickly began negotiating with the Social Democrats to ...

Since the parliamentary arithmetic remains uncertain, Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, ...

CDU leader moves swiftly to form coalition with SPD, framing the alliance as a stabilizing force after Germany’s turbulent ...