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

The 69-year-old head of the center-right Union bloc, which won the country’s national election with 28.6 percent of the votes, has by far the best chance of forming a new government.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...

Friedrich Merz heralds a new era for Europe without the US as a key partner, writes Europe editor Katya Adler.

The single currency gained 0.3 per cent in early trading in Europe to $1.0489. The currency briefly hit a high for the year ...

Friedrich Merz was set to become Germany’s new chancellor after provisional results confirmed his mainstream conservatives ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

PROVISIONAL  results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany’s national election, while ...

Germany’s conservative opposition won the most votes in the snap national election as mainstream parties vowed to fight a ...

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while addressing ...

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said Sunday that Europe must boost its own ...