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

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

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 ...

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

A reform of Germany's constitutionally enshrined debt brake, which limits public borrowing, would be discussed by the leaders ...

A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the ...

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

Germany's conservatives won the country's snap elections, but many in the party are disappointed at its overall showing. The ...

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

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

The centre-right Christian Democrats are currently expected to win, while polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...