Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s ...

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Outgoing German chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded the election and decried the historic gains of the far-right conservative ...

The Christian Democratic Union’s likely victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

Germany has voted — and the exit polls show opposition leader Friedrich Merz and his Conservative Party on course for a ...

Exit polls show the center-right Christian Democratic Union party leading, with the AfD party heading towards the strongest ...

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...