Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...

Far right Afd’s surge is ‘final warning’ to democratic parties, victorious Merz says - Friedrich Merz set to become new ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

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Friedrich Merz, the new leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and winner of the latest German elections, has raised ...

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

As a new chapter in German politics begins on Monday following the federal election at the weekend, there’s a distinct ...

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

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor after his centre-Right Christian Democratic Union [CDU] party won ...

Results from the election in Germany indicate that Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union will be able to form a new government with only one coalition partner.

The campaign was dominated by worries about the yearslong stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy and pressure to curb ...

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