Friedrich Merz's conservatives have won, but the vote has thrown up some fascinating stories.

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

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz aims to form a government after winning the national election but faces tough ...

If Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s Chancellor, he must navigate coalition-building, far-right influence, economic hurdles, ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Then, in a speech in Munich last week, 10 days before Sunday’s vote, Vice President J.D. Vance attacked the so-called “firewall” Germany’s mainstream parties have maintained against the country’s ...

Official count confirms that mainstream conservatives won German election as AfD surged to become second largest party.

The new government must "focus on getting the economy out of its structural stagnation...if the main motivation of such a ...

BERLIN — Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won an unexciting victory in a national election Sunday, ...