Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) conceded defeat following a “bitter election result,” as ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Following a historic election defeat for his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday ...

After a humbling election defeat for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats (SPD), the party looked to collect ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025 in Halle, ...

It is the closest thing to a referendum on mass migration, in a country where referendums are not condoned by the ...

An alliance between Friedrich Merz’s conservatives and the center-left SPD is the only viable path to form a new government ...

Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he wants to form a government as soon as possible after his CDU/CSU bloc ...

Is the outcome of the German election bullish for European stocks? It depends on the degree to which “realpolitik” prevails ...

In mid-morning trade, stocks in Frankfurt were outperforming rivals in London and Paris after federal elections over the weekend. The center-right CDU/CSU grouping is set to lead the next government, ...

BERLIN – Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz vowed to get to work Monday on the arduous task of building a ...