Friedrich Merz, set to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor following the country’s election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and security amid the challenges posed by a new Trump ...

The victory of Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats (CDU) in Sunday’s parliamentary election gives Germany a new opportunity to fix the crumbling foundations of its postwar success. Once a rock ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's potential next chancellor, prioritizes European unity and security amid global challenges.

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) claimed victory. while Chancellor Olaf ...

Officials from Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats and the SPD are discussing ways to free up resources to beef up the ...

Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said yesterday that the surge of the far-right AfD to 20 percent voter support was “the last warning” to the country’s mainstream parties.

Friedrich Merz’s mainstream Christian Democrats took the highest portion of a record number of votes. An ascendant far right, ...

The likely next chancellor will face obstruction from the far left and far right, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU party emerged as the largest party in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, earning 28.6% of the vote.

The American message in Munich a week ago made German-US relations an unexpectedly divisive German election issue. Germans ...

An astounding map that has emerged from Germany’s general election has shown just how divided the nation at the heart of Europe is.

Yes, Merz will, in all likelihood, become Germany’s next chancellor. But let’s be honest: winning an election for the main opposition party has never been easier.