Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

When Elon Musk posted on X in December that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Germany is set to get a new chancellor, an acclaimed documentary examines the leadership and legacy of a previous chancellor – Angela Merkel. The former head of the Christian Democratic ...

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...

Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe? The question was famously attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his victory in Sunday's ...

Its economic model is broken, its self-confidence shattered and its political landscape fractured. Europe’s former growth ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new ...

Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics – but given that ...

Germany’s federal election on Sunday is widely expected to result in a drubbing for the current chancellor, set a longtime ...