How long all of that would take remains to be seen; in the past, it has varied greatly from government to government. In 2017 ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, has vowed to bring stronger leadership in Europe at a ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be headed for the strongest showing by a far-right party since World War II in Sunday’s ...

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor ...

His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ...

Voters give the center-right a chance to govern, but the AfD lurks to take advantage of failure.

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

Polls are now open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election comes seven ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...